Early Life
Finkelstein was born in Israel in 1951. His father, the late Zvi Finkelstein, accepted a cantorial position in London, England, and the family moved there in 1955.
Young Meir displayed outstanding musical talent at an early age. Together with his older brother, Aryeh, he was soon accompanying their father in concert and on radio and television. At age 14, Meir became the cantor for a small synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland, thereby becoming the youngest cantor in Europe. The Finkelsteins went on to record two albums of original Israeli and cantorial songs.
At age 18, Meir became the cantor for one of London's most prestigious congregations, Golders Green Synagogue. While working at this congregation, he graduated from the Royal College of Music with an ARCM degree in voice, composition and piano.
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