Orchestra
A master musician: Michael Tilson Thomas’s compositional legacy
While much of his oeuvre was deeply indebted to his American identity, several works explicitly engaged with his Jewish heritage.
Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a unifying ‘East-West’ sound together
Bach Festival features contemporary dance and live baroque performances
Israeli Lior Navok wins prestigious Engel Prize for Ukraine war composition
Grapevine, July 2, 2021: Save the JSO
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra heads to Germany
The orchestra, under the musical direction of maestro Steven Sloan, was invited by the concert halls in Hamburg, Berlin and Bochum.
Israel Philharmonic teams up with ADI rehab center for special concert
The concert, which is expected to take place on Thursday, June 3, was organized to celebrate the opening of the ADI’s Neuro-Orthopedic Rehabilitative Hospital in the Negev.
Israeli metal band Orphaned Land to team up with Chamber Opera Orchestra
In 2014, the band won the "Global Metal" award from the magazine Metal Hammer, and in recent years has done other collaborations with prominent musicians in the world of metal.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates spring
Guest conductor Daniel Cohen to lead two series, to work with 21-year-old pianist Tom Borrow.
Israeli composer Oded Zehavi's works to be performed in Tel Aviv
The title of the new work, Arlozorov 178, was, naturally, spawned by Zehavi’s home address, wherein it was scored.
James Levine, who led the Metropolitan Opera for 40 years, dead at 77
The cause of death was not announced, although Levine had been in ill health for years.
Netanya chamber orchestra celebrates 50th anniversary
They will open this season with six performances throughout Israel and celebrate their Jubilee anniversary of 50 years of concerts with live audiences
JSO’s ‘Days of Light’ marks Holocaust memorial
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (JSO), like numerous other purveyors of cultural wares these lockdowned days, has lined up an intriguing and attractive roster of shows for the near future.
After 50 years, Netanya orchestra fights to survive lack of funds
After a 50-year history of full performance seasons throughout Israel, the NKO is confronted with the possibility of extinction.
