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The opening as it read in 2005
Gary Bertini ( 1928 - 18 March 2005 ) was an Israeli conductor and musician .1Born in Bessarabia , Romania (now in Moldova ), he immigrated to Israel in 1947 . He studied music in Italy , Tel Aviv and the Paris Conservatoire . He established the Rinat choir in the 1955. He performed for the Israel Chamber Orchestra , which he founded in 1965 and was its conductor until 1975 . He was conductor of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra from 1978 to 1986 , music advisor to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1981 to 1983 and Principal Conductor of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1983 until 1991 .2In 1987 he was awarded the Israel Prize .3In 1995 he won two prizes: Conductor of the Year, and Fermio Abiatti Prize of the Italian Music Critics Union. Recently, he was appointed as musical director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra . He was the first non- Japanese to hold such a position in a Japanese orchestra.4
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Gary Bertini ( Hebrew : גארי ברתיני ) (born 1 May 1927; died 18 March 2005) was an Israeli conductor .
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Gary Bertini ( Hebrew : גארי ברתיני) (May 1, 1927—March 17, 2005) was an Israeli conductor and composer .
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Gary Bertini ( , May 1, 1927 – March 17, 2005) was one of the most important Israeli musicians and conductors.
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Gary Bertini ( , May 1, 1927 – March 17, 2005) was one of the most important Israeli musicians and conductors. In 1978 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Music.
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Gary Bertini ( Hebrew : גארי ברתיני ; May 1, 1927 – March 17, 2005) was one of the most important Israeli musicians and conductors. In 1978 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Music.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli conductor and musician”. Today it says “one of the most important israeli musicians and conductors”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli conductor and musician
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one of the most important israeli musicians and conductors
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