Avi Benjamin
Israeli composer and musician of Estonian origin (born 1959)
Avi Benjamin (Hebrew: אבי בנימין; Russian: Ави Беньямин; born 3 March 1959) is an Israeli composer and performer, musical director of the Israeli Gesher Theater since its foundation in 1991.
Biography
Avi Nedzvetsky (later Benjamin) was born in Tallinn, Estonia. His father was a professor of psychology at the University of Tartu and his mother was a physician. At the age of 4, Benjamin started to learn piano in Tartu, and when he was 15 his family moved to Tallinn, where he continued his studies at the Musical College with the pianist and teacher Renate Goznaya. Benjamin is married to the actress Evgenia Dodina who works at Habima Theater (she met Benjamin when both were working at Gesher). They have a daughter Anna (b. in 1995). Benjamin has also a son Gur (b. in 1985) from his first marriage.
Music and theater career
After graduation he was accepted to the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater.
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