Haim Tukachinsky

Cover of the album in memory of Haim Tukachinsky

Note sheets of Haim Tukachinsky, published by Israel Music Institute, and a Sheet Music Book, published by the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

Haim Tukachinsky was born in Haifa and raised in Kiryat Motzkin. Educated in Chabad educational institutions and continued his studies in a small yeshiva in the Krayot Region. At the same time, he also attended the Kiryat Motzkin conservatory.[1]

After completing his yeshiva studies and external matriculation exams, he was accepted to the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where he studied piano (with Prof. Yitzhak Katz, Prof. Vadim Monastyrsky and Prof. Eitan Globerson), composition (with Dr. Michael Wolpe) and conducting. He also completed a Piano Teaching Certification Program with Prof. Globerson.[2]

At the age of 16, Haim started working as a freelance musician.While nurturing his career as a solo pianist, he accompanied singers and chazanim (cantors), taught piano in the conservatory, worked as a conductor, accompanying various master classes, wrote musical quizzes and served as a musical director of various musicals and other productions. He won an Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel (AACI) Award, 2007 to 2009. He was also awarded a Wolf Foundation Scholarship in 2008. In the summer of 2008, Tukachinsky took part in the Oxford International Piano Festival. In summer of 2010, he took second place in the 11th Carlo Tavasani Piano Competition, as well as second place in the Rose Choron Chamber Music Competition.[3]

He composed music for various instruments, singers, and a variety of musical ensembles. He composed pieces for Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, as well as other leading orchestras. As a solo pianist, Tukachinsky toured England, France and Norway, where he played his compositions in collaboration with global well-known artists.. Over the years, he played his compositions in collaboration with well-known artists from around the world.He performed as a solo pianist around Israel, and participated in chamber music concerts. engaged in multiple local stage productions, including collaborations with Israel Musicals, the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel, the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel, the Beit Hillel Theater Workshop at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and others. After completing his studies, Tukachinsky lived and worked in Jerusalem.

Haim Tukachinsky was killed in a hit and run accident on Sukkot eve in 2018. He was buried at the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. His funeral was attended by many people from all groups of Israeli society who came to pay their last respects and show their appreciation of him as a person and pianist.[4]

• America-Israel Cultural Foundation prize for 2007–2009
• Wolf Foundation scholarship, 2008
• participated in the Oxford International Piano Festival, 2008
• second place in the 11th Carlo Tawasani Piano Competition, and also won second place in the Rose Choron Chamber Music Competition, 2010