Jacob Weinberg

Full biography Jacob Weinberg

Jacob Weinberg (1879-1956) was a Russian-born American Jewish composer and pianist. He composed over 135 works for piano, chamber music, and orchestral works. Weinberg trained at the Moscow Conservatory of Music from 1901 to 1906 , where he became a concert pianist and prolific composer. He established himself in America as a composer, choral director, music coach, and piano/organ accompanist. Weinberg also wrote two scientific works on music and the first Hebrew Opera. In addition, he wrote an essay about how he had been sent to a synagogue to say the Kaddish prayer for his grandfather , a traditional Jewish practice involving the mourning of family members. He was a pioneer in his field, and his contributions to Jewish music and composition continue to be celebrated and studied to this day.