Tzvi's first sketchbook dated April 15th, 1945

The workplace of a composer

Tzvi in the environment of his study ... and the pictures on the wall to follow:

Tzvi as seen by painter Zeev

Homage as by Nchsholi Barak

Tzvi in a concert pause at the Frederic R. Mann Auditorium Tel Aviv "Heichal Hatarbut" opened on October 1st 1957 and was at this time one of the most modern concert halls of the world. It became a center of Tzvi's life and he worked in its premises first as a music librarian

Two friends: Tzvi Avni and Zubin Mehta Born 1936 in Bombay, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra appointed Mehta its Music Advisor in 1969, Music Director in 1977, and made him its Music Director for Life in 1981. At the Mann Auditorium after a concert on October 8th, 2007

Tzvi is greeting his fellow-composer Joseph Tal Born September 18, 1910 he immigrated to Palestine one year before Tzvi and their biographies show amazing parallels. Photo taken at a performance of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra of Tal's 5th Symphony conducted by Zubin Mehta on October 8th, 2007

More friends: Noam Sheriff Noam Sheriff born January 7th, 1935 in Tel Aviv is a fellow-composer of Tzvi and reputed conductor of many Israeli Orchestras. Here after a concert of Mahlers 5th and Ben-Haim's Concerto for Violin with Sivann Zelikoff with the New Haifa Symphony Orchestra on October 13th, 2007 at the Krieger Center for the Performing Arts

Friend and Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch 1932 - 2002 Cologne, Germany October 1980 to whom was dedicated the String Quartet Number 3 "The Paths Of Time", also for orchestra.

Tzvi likes to be inspired by paintings, particularly by Paul Klee, but also by contemporary Israeli artists, such as here with Mirjam Spector, born 1922 at Berlin. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) with his "Pictures at an Exhibition" is greeting...

Tzvi with writer and translator Avraham Yavin at the Teiva-Hall October 10th, 2007

Tzvi Avni addressing the audience at the Teiva-Hall Yaffo Tribute Concert on October 10th, 2007