▁per cussion ist ▁and ▁tim pan ist ▁in ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁during ▁these ▁years . ▁ ▁At ▁Ju illi ard , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁conduct ors ▁such ▁as ▁Si xt en ▁Ehr ling , ▁Leonard ▁Bern stein , ▁Georg ▁Sol ti , ▁Herbert ▁von ▁Kar aj an , ▁Pierre ▁Bou lez ▁and ▁My ung - Wh un ▁Ch ung . ▁ ▁Mil o ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁places ▁like ▁The ▁K itchen , ▁present ing ▁early ▁minimal , ▁impro vised ▁and ▁ale ator ic ▁contemporary ▁music . ▁Att ending ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁the ▁dance ▁studio ▁of ▁Mer ce ▁C unning ham ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁C unning ham ▁and ▁John ▁C age . ▁ ▁Mil o ▁received ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁D eg ree ▁from ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Israel ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁principal ▁tim pan ist ▁and ▁per cussion ist ▁with ▁the ▁Israel ▁S inf on iet ta ▁Orchestra , ▁Be er - She va . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁conduct ors ▁like ▁M endi ▁Rod an , ▁Jean - Pierre ▁R amp al , ▁Paul ▁T ort el ier , ▁Z ub in ▁Me ht a , ▁Isaac ▁Stern ▁and ▁Kar sten ▁Anders en . ▁ ▁Through out ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Student ▁of ▁composer ▁T z vi ▁Av ni ,