Benjamin Rawitz-Castel

Benjamin Rawitz-Castel (April 24, 1946 – August 29, 2006), was an Israeli classical pianist and piano teacher.[1]

Biography

Benjamin Rawitz-Castel was born and raised in Haifa. After graduation from the Dounie Weizman Conservatory of music in Haifa he continued his studies in Tel Aviv with Ilona Vincze, and at the Tel Aviv University and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Rawitz was murdered in the course of a robbery in the apartment where he lived in Brussels.[2]
One of the murderers was 15-year-old Junior Kabunda, a Belgian of Congolese origin. On 20 September 2009, he murdered his 1.5 year old daughter and the 79-year-old grandmother of his girlfriend. He also tried to murder his girlfriend.[3][4] On December 20, 2010 Kabunda was sentenced to life imprisonment.[5]

Music career

He based his solo and chamber music career in Brussels. He performed in Europe, Israel, Japan and the Americas. Among others, he played with clarinetist Donald L. Oehler and violists Jonathan Bagg and Sergiu Schwartz.[6][7]

Awards and recognition
  • Mozart-Prize, Zurich
  • Premio Albéniz, Barcelona
  • European Broadcasting Prize

References
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  2. "Brusselnieuws". brusselnieuws.be. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. kscherpenberg. "Junior Kabunda is de meest ongelukkige mens ter wereld". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-09-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. "Sergiu Schwartz - biography". serenatamusic.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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