Gary Bertini

One of the most prominent conductors in Israel from the mid-'50s to the mid-'80s, Gary Bertini went on to make his mark internationally as a musician particularly interested in new music and opera. An adept public speaker, he also gave many illustrated music lectures for young people, in that respect becoming something of a Leonard Bernstein of Israel. Despite an association with the Detroit Symphony in the early '80s and various American guest appearances, Bertini's reputation is greater in Europe than in the United States. His generally well-regarded Mahler recordings, for e...