Leivand Mikhail (1988)

Leivand (Leiwand) Mikhail (Michail) - accordionist, teacher, choral arranger, and choral conductor.

Mikhail Leivand graduated from the Latvian Conservatory (?). He worked at a music school. He was a member of the initiative group that decided to revive the Jewish House in Riga. He was the director of the youth ensemble ‘Kinnor’ (founded in 1988). He participated with the ensemble in the 1st Congress of the Latvian Jewish Cultural Society on 30 October 1988. Under his leadership, the ensemble was a regular participant in all concerts at the Jewish House and toured the United States, Denmark and Israel. He moved to Israel. His wife Faina is a pianist and teacher.