▁who ▁composed ▁the ▁solo ▁per cussion ▁piece ▁“ 5 ▁Vari ations ▁for ▁M ister ▁K .” ▁for ▁Mil o ' s ▁Tel - Av iv ▁Museum ▁rec ital ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Mil o ▁played ▁hundreds ▁of ▁concert s ▁with ▁the ▁Israel ▁S inf on iet ta ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Tel - Av iv ▁Chamber ▁Orchestra , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁performing ▁as ▁solo ist ▁and ▁in ▁ens emb les ▁at ▁the ▁Israel ▁Festival ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Tel - Av iv ▁Museum ▁rec ital ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁sent ▁off ▁his ▁music ▁to ▁Luci ano ▁Ber io . ▁Ber io ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁Florence ▁for ▁a ▁meeting ▁and ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Leonard ▁Stein ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Mil o ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Leonard ▁Stein . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 9 , ▁Mil o ▁studied ▁priv ately ▁with ▁Stein . ▁ ▁Stein ▁was ▁Arnold ▁Sch o enberg ' s ▁teaching ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁an ▁important ▁interpreter ▁of ▁Sch o enberg ▁music ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sch o enberg ▁Institute ▁( at ▁the ▁US C ). ▁As ▁a ▁Professor , ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁gener ations ▁of ▁compos ers ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁own ▁ideas . ▁Among ▁his ▁others ▁students ▁was ▁not ably , ▁La ▁Monte ▁Young . ▁