▁ ▁Biography ▁C ohen ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁England , ▁and ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Manchester ▁College ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁After ▁over se as ▁service ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Hall é ▁Orchestra . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁Mer se ys ide ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁which ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society ' s ▁permanent ▁or chestra , ▁of ▁which ▁C ohen ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁guest ▁conduct or . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁musical ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁Har rog ate ▁by ▁the ▁municipal ▁authorities . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁C ohen ▁presented ▁free ▁concert s ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁at ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Hall ▁in ▁Liverpool . ▁Solo ists ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁included ▁Mou ra ▁L ym p any , ▁Cl iff ord ▁Cur zon ▁and ▁E ile en ▁Joy ce . ▁ ▁C ohen ▁conducted ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁for ▁three ▁seasons ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁first ▁concert ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁surrender . ▁He ▁program med ▁some ▁English ▁works ▁including ▁El gar ' s ▁En igma ▁Vari ations ▁which ▁were ▁played ▁not ▁only