Moshe Hammer
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Moshe Hammer (born in Budapest 29 March 1946) is a Canadian violinist.
Hammer was raised in Israel and became a Canadian citizen in 1975.
He studied at the Rubin Academy of Music at the University of Tel-Aviv, with Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School, with Jascha Heifetz in Los Angeles, and with Yehudi Menuhin in London.
He won a medal in 1970 at the Thibaud Competition in Paris and performed as a soloist throughout North America and Europe.
He served as associate concertmaster of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic, concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, and principle violin of the Canadian Chamber Ensemble. He was also a founding member of the Amadeus Ensemble.
He taught at York University and recorded four albums.
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