Orchestra

Bach Festival features contemporary dance and live baroque performances

Nine concerts, live ensembles, and eclectic programming showcase Bach’s timeless adaptability.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
The Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra forms the backbone of the Bach Festival.
PRIZE-WINNING composer Lior Navok.

Israeli Lior Navok wins prestigious Engel Prize for Ukraine war composition

Navok describes his 10-minute orchestral piece, 'Blue, Yellow, Smoke,' composed during the early days of the Russia-Ukraine War, as trying to 'capture the melancholic mood of war.'

|ByLIRAN GURKIEWICZ
THE REVOLUTION Orchestra’s Roy Oppenheim (bottom) and Zohar Sharon.

Bach, unplugged with The Revolution Orchestra

The Revolution Orchestra turns toward Bach in a joyful new season blurring the lines between reverence and play.

|ByNERIA BARR
ASAF AVIDAN

Assaf Avidan goes orchestral with new show and album

the striking singer-songwriter is bringing his new and old music to Tel Aviv’s Cultural Center in January for a special show with the Jerusalem East & West Orchestra, conducted by Tom Cohen.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

New Haifa Symphony director Yoel Levi eager to return home

Levi arrived in Israel as a small child and settled with his family in Haifa. He was quickly recognized as a musical wunderkind, studying at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music.

OCTOBER 9, 2021BySARAH HERSHENSON
YOEL LEVI: My goal for this season is to rebuild the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.

Israeli pianist talks about his love of Mozart

David Greilsammer will conduct the curtain-raiser of the Israel Symphony Orchestra's performance that will contain an overture from Mozart.

OCTOBER 6, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
Swiss-based Israeli conductor David Greilsammer will be on the podium for this week’s concerts by the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Lezion.

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra wins over Dubai

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra collaborated with various renowned soloists and conductors in four shows performed in Dubai.

OCTOBER 5, 2021ByJULIAN FRANCALANZA
CONDUCTOR Dmitry Yablonsky leads the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Dubai.

Jerusalem highlights: Week of September 10-16

Don't know what to do in Jerusalem the coming week? Here's a list of suggestions.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Jerusalem Cinematheque

Jerusalem highlights: Week of August 27 – September 2

Don't know what to do in Jerusalem the coming week? Here's a list of suggestions.

AUGUST 26, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
FAMED CANTOR Yitzchak Meir Helfgot sings at a Tel Aviv concert, with philharmonic orchestra and choir, conducted by the late Dr. Mordechai Sobol.

‘Queen Shoshana’ with Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra brings Damari to life

Although Damari passed away in 2006, Queen Shoshana managed to convince those gathered that she was there, performing in front of the National Library and telling her story.

AUGUST 16, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
‘QUEEN SHOSHANA’

Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra to perform last concert

This Sunday at 8 p.m., the orchestra will perform its last concert at the Tel Aviv Museum after shutting down due to COVID-19-induced financial straits.

JULY 29, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
YARON GOTTFRIED conducts the Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra.

Jerusalem's Symphony Orchestra tours Germany

I was fortunate enough to tag along with the JSO on its recent five-date tour of Germany, taking in concerts in Hamburg, Berlin and Bochum.

JULY 15, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
THE JSO and conductor-music director Steven Sloane gear up for their German tour.

Grapevine, July 2, 2021: Save the JSO

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 2, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The JSO in concert

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.

JUNE 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE JERUSALEM Symphony Orchestra.