Feigina Sara (1 July 1928, Daugavpils) — composer.
In her childhood, Sara Feigina lived in Daugavpils and studied music with Miriam Taitz. In 1951, she graduated from the Jāzeps Mediņš Music School. She completed her studies at the Latvian State Conservatory in piano (class of V. Zost, 1958) and composition (class of A. Skulte, 1959).
From 1959 to 1971, she worked as a pianist at a choreographic school. In 1972, she moved to Israel. She was a member of the Israel Composers’ Union. She was the organizer and director of a conservatory (children’s music school), where she taught piano and music theory. She lived in Holon and was an honorary citizen of the city.
She is the author of numerous works, including:
• Children’s opera The Cat’s House («Кошкин дом»)
• One-act ballet My Bright Day («Мой светлый день»)
• Ballet miniatures Exercise («Экзерсис»), Russian Dance («Русский танец»), Prelude («Прелюд»)
• Russian Dance («Русский танец») for symphony orchestra
• Symphonic poem Listen! («Слушай!») for solo voice and symphony orchestra
• Piano works: sonata; Four Scenes for Piano («4 сцены для фортепиано»); The Book of Animals («Книга животных») — 10 easy pieces
• Piano method Let Us Play Together («Школа игры»)
• Works for piano four hands, including an arrangement of the folk song Tumbalalaika («Тумбалалайка»)
• Works for violin and piano: sonata, Humoresque and Habanera («Юмореска и хабанера»), Waltz-Fantasy («Вальс-фантазия»)
• Works for cello and piano; clarinet and piano
• Elegy In Memory of Yitzhak Rabin («Памяти Ицхака Рабина») for piano trio