Leon Schidlowsky

Jorge León Schidlowsky Gaete (; 21 July 1931 – 10 October 2022) was a Chilean and Israeli composer and painter. He wrote music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, and instruments including the piano, violin, cello, flute, mandolin, guitar, harp, organ. About 65 pieces were written in graphic notation. His compositions have been performed in numerous countries, with orchestra conductors including Aldo Ceccato, Clytus Gottwald, Erhard Karkoschka, Herbert Kegel, Lukas Foss, Zubin Mehta and Hermann Scherchen. The scores of his graphic music have been shown in exhibitions such as Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen. Schidlowsky worked as a professor of composition both in Chile and Israel, influencing many students. Life and career León Schidlowsky was born in Santiago on 21 July 1931. * Caupolicán, text by Pablo Neruda, for speaker, mixed chorus, 2 pianos, 6 percussionists * Tríptico for orchestra * Kristallnacht, text: fragment from a traditional Jewish prayer, for tenor, male chorus, orchestra * Invocation, text by the composer, for soprano, speaker, orchestra * Llaqui, text by Javier Heraud, for speaker and orchestra * New York for orchestra * Epi