Abi Zeider (31 August 1920 Valga – 12 March 1999 Tallinn) was a Jewish-Estonian musician, trumpeter.[1]
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He was mostly an autodidact. 1946-1952 he took private classes from J. Vaks and N. Kubli. During WW II he played at 8th Estonian Rifle Corps' orchestra. 1946-1957 he played at several orchestras in Tallinn. 1957-1980 he was the concert master of Estonian Television and Radio estrade orchestra. He played/acted also on several films, e.g. "Valge laev" (1970).[1]
Awards:
- 1967: Estonian SSR Merited Artist[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Koduloolised isikud". Valga Keskraamatukogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.