israel philharmonic orchestra | 2010-2011 season
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Israel philharmonic Orchestra. 75th season's brochure.TRANSCRIPT
Music Director: Zubin MehtaLaureate Conductor (1947-90): Leonard Bernstein / Honorary Guest Conductor: Kurt Masur
Zubin Mehta anD the iPO. 50 years tOgether
THE ISRAELPHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRAFounded in 1936 by Bronislaw Huberman
THE 75th SEASON / 2010-11
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36 SEASON'S ARTISTS
8 GALA
10 SATURDAY CLASSIC
12 CLASSIC EIGHT
14 SIX AT 7:00
16 FRIDAY AT 2:00
18 ZUbIN MEHTA AND THE IPO. 50 YEARS TOGETHER
20 PHILOCLASSICA
22 LIGHT CLASSICAL
24 PHILOLIGHT
26 INTERMEZZO TEL AVIV
28 THE IPO IN JEANS
30 FAMILY SERIES
32 COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF GUSTAV MAHLER'S DEATH
34 JERUSALEM
36 INTERMEZZO JERUSALEM
38 HAIFA A
40 HAIFA b
42 CHAMbER MUSIC SERIES
table Of cOntent
Anne Sofie von Otter David Witzthum Leonidas Kavakos
Riccardo Muti Alfonso Antoniozzi Pietro SpagnoliCarlo CigniGerhard OppitzHaocheng Zhang
Roman SpitzerYoav Talmi Ilya KonovalovEmanuel Halperin Eitan Shapiro Julian RachlinJulian Rachlin
Andras Schiff Vadim Repin Marie-Elisabeth Hecker
Guy MerozProf. Ada Yonath
Kurt Masur Khatia Buniatishvili Gidon Kremer
Orly VilnaiJavier Perianes Itay Tiran Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Zubin Mehta Kirill Petrenko Ram Oren Yigal Meltzer
James Madison Cox Yefim BronfmanGil Shohat Thomas Quasthoff Ivri Lider
Gerhild RombergerAlexandra Soumm Diego MatheuzRuth Ziesak Fazil SayKent Nagano
Jennifer Wilson Sir James Galway Asher FischTorsten KerlNiklas Bjorling Rygert Anna Smirnova
Gideon Sa'ar Micha HaranPinchas ZukermanAmanda Forsyth Ido Tadmor
Maya TamirTsufit Grant Haran Meltzer Daniele Morandini Daniel & Alexander Gurfinkel
Juan Francisco Gatell Roberto AbbadoDaniella Lugassy Astrit Baltsan
Prof. Moshe Zuckermann
Mariana Pizzolato Nikolai Lugansky
seasOn's artists 2010-11
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gala
01. Thursday 7.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleMussorgsky: Prelude to KhovanshchinaProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: Petrushka
02. Saturday 20.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistSchumann: Genoveva OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Francesca da RiminiTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
03. Monday 10.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Monday 17.1.11
riccardo Muti, conductorgerhard Oppitz, pianistSinigaglia: Le Baruffe Chiozzotte Overture*Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 ("Italian")Martucci: Piano Concerto in B-flat minor*Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque*Bossi: Intermezzi Goldoniani*
05. Tuesday 8.2.11Zubin Mehta, conductorthomas Quasthoff, bass-baritoneWebern: Passacaglia Mahler: KindertotenliederMahler: Symphony no. 5
06. Sunday 20.3.11yoav talmi, conductorJulian rachlin, violinisteitan shapiro , accordionistTalmi: Elegy for strings, timpani and accordion*Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 ("Turkish")Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
07. Tuesday 3.5.11herbert blomstedt, conductorruth Ziesak, sopranogerhild romberger , mezzo-sopranothe gary bertini israeli choirMahler: Symphony no. 2 ("Resurrection")
08. Wednesday 18.5.11Kent nagano, conductorgidon Kremer, violinistMarie-elisabeth hecker , cellistKhatia buniatishvili, pianistTal: Symphony no. 1Beethoven: Concerto for violin, cello and pianoR. Strauss: Alpine Symphony
09. Sunday 26.6.11asher fisch, conductorsir James galway, flutistMozart: Flute Concerto no. 2, K. 314Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy for fluteR. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten,
Symphonic Fantasy*R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
10. Monday 11.7.11 Zubin Mehta, conductorJennifer Wilson (Tove), sopranoanna smirnova (Waldtaube), mezzo-sopranotorsten Kerl (Waldemar), tenorniklas björling rygert (Klaus Narr), tenoralexander tsymbaluk (Peasant), bass itay tiran, narratorthe Prague Philharmonic choirthe gary bertini israeli choirSchoenberg: Gurre Lieder
11. Sunday 24.7.11 Zubin Mehta, conductorJavier Perianes , pianistido tadmor and friends
Albeniz: Excerpts from IberiaDe Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainDebussy: IberiaRavel: Bolero
Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 1,536 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Full series from NIS 1,536 / Mini series from NIS 734 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
01. Saturday 9.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleMussorgsky: Prelude to KhovanshchinaProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: Petrushka
02. Saturday 27.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistSchumann: Genoveva OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Francesca da RiminiTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
03. Saturday 22.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Saturday 5.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorthomas Quasthoff, bass-baritoneWebern: Passacaglia and Six PiecesMahler: KindertotenliederSchubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")
05. Saturday 26.3.11
yoav talmi, conductorJulian rachlin, violinisteitan shapiro , accordionistTalmi: Elegy for strings, timpani and accordion*Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 ("Turkish")Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
06. Saturday 23.4.11
Diego Matheuz , conductorfazil say, pianistMoncayo: Huapango*Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C minor, K. 467Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
07. Saturday 7.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductorruth Ziesak, sopranogerhild romberger , mezzo-sopranothe gary bertini israeli choirMahler: Symphony no. 2 ("Resurrection")
08. Saturday 21.5.11
Kent nagano, conductorgidon Kremer, violinistMarie-elisabeth hecker , cellistKhatia buniatishvili, pianistTal: Symphony no. 1Beethoven: Concerto for violin, cello and pianoR. Strauss: Alpine Symphony
09. Saturday 4.6.11
Kurt Masur, conductorVadim repin, violinistDukas: L'Apprenti SorcierBruch: Violin Concerto no.1Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ("Pathétique")
10. Saturday 25.6.11
asher fisch, conductorsir James galway, flutistMozart: Flute Concerto no. 2, K. 314Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy for fluteR. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Symphonic Fantasy*R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
11. Saturday 30.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorPinchas Zukerman, violinistAmanda Forsyth, cellistDan Yuhas: (Name of piece to be announced)*Brahms: Concerto for violin and celloTchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
saturDay classic
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 1,162 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
01. Sunday 10.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleMussorgsky: Prelude to KhovanshchinaProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: Petrushka
02. Sunday 21.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistSchumann: Genoveva OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Francesca da RiminiTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
03. Wednesday 12.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Thursday 3.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorthomas Quasthoff, bass-baritoneWebern: Passacaglia Mahler: KindertotenliederMahler: Symphony no. 5
05. Saturday 30.4.11
Diego Matheuz , conductorfazil say, pianistMoncayo: Huapango*Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C minor, K. 467Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
06. Wednesday 8.6.11
Kurt Masur, conductorVadim repin, violinistDukas: L'Apprenti SorcierBruch: Violin Concerto no.1Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ("Pathétique")
07. Wednesday 13.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJennifer Wilson (Tove), sopranoanna smirnova (Waldtaube), mezzo-sopranotorsten Kerl (Waldemar), tenorniklas björling rygert (Klaus Narr), tenoralexander tsymbaluk (Peasant), bass itay tiran, narratorthe Prague Philharmonic choirthe gary bertini israeli choirSchoenberg: Gurre Lieder
08. Thursday 21.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJavier Perianes , pianistido tadmor and friends
Albeniz: Excerpts from IberiaDe Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainDebussy: IberiaRavel: Bolero
classic eight
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siX at 7:00
Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 908 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
01. Wednesday 20.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductoranne sofie von Otter , mezzo-sopranoHaydn: Symphony no. 96Mahler: Rückert LiederMahler: Symphony no. 1
02. Wednesday 26.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
03. Tuesday 15.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductoryefim bronfman, pianistBeethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3Bartok: Piano Concerto no. 2Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")
04. Thursday 19.5.11
Kent nagano, conductorgidon Kremer, violinistMarie-elisabeth hecker , cellistKhatia buniatishvili, pianistTal: Symphony no. 1Beethoven: Concerto for violin, cello and pianoR. Strauss: Alpine Symphony
05. Sunday 12.6.11
Kurt Masur, conductorVadim repin, violinistDukas: L'Apprenti SorcierBruch: Violin Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ("Pathétique")
06. Sunday 31.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorPinchas Zukerman, violinistamanda forsyth, cellistDan Yuhas: (Name of piece to be announced)*Brahms: Concerto for violin and celloTchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
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friDay at 2:00
01. Friday 15.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductoranne sofie von Otter , mezzo-sopranoHaydn: Symphony no. 96Mahler: Rückert LiederMahler: Symphony no. 1
02. Friday 14.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatel (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
03. Friday 25.3.11
yoav talmi, conductorJulian rachlin, violinisteitan shapiro , accordionistTalmi: Elegy for strings, timpani and accordion*Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 ("Turkish")Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
04. Friday 6.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductorruth Ziesak, sopranogerhild romberger , mezzo-sopranothe gary bertini israeli choirMahler: Symphony no. 2 ("Resurrection")
05. Friday 17.6.11
andras schiff, conductor and pianistSchumann: Manfred OvertureBeethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3Schumann: Symphony no. 1 ("Spring")
06. Friday 29.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorPinchas Zukerman, violinistDan Yuhas: (Name of piece to be announced)*Beethoven: Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 732 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
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Zubin Mehta anD the iPO. 50 years tOgetherIt all began in 1961. Renowned conductor Eugene Ormandy cancelled his performances with the IPO at short notice due to illness. And then, as in many fairytales in the world of music and theatre, a 25-year-old Indian conductor came to the rescue. This was the beginning of a long and creative love story between the IPO and Maestro Zubin Mehta, and this coming season we will be celebrating 50 years together.
The first concert conducted by Zubin Mehta on 23 May 1961, featured Kodaly's Dances of Galanta, Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements and Dvorak's Symphony no. 7.
During these 50 years Maestro Mehta proved to be not only one of the major and most sought after conductors of the world, in concert halls as well as opera houses, but a great friend of the orchestra and the State of Israel. For this he was given, among others, a special recognition by the Israel Prize committee in 1991; awarded the Wolf Foundation Prize for Music in 1995-6, and he has received Honorary Citizenship of Tel Aviv-Yafo.
The IPO appointed Mr. Mehta Music Advisor in 1969 and Music Director for Life in 1981. As we said, a 50-year long love affair. A good reason to celebrate!
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 950 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
PhilOclassica
01. Sunday 17.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductoranne sofie von Otter , mezzo-sopranoyigal Meltzer, ram Oren, trumpetersVivaldi: Concerto for two trumpetsMahler: Rückert LiederBeethoven: Symphony no. 7
02. Sunday 16.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
03. Wednesday 9.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorthomas Quasthoff, bass-baritoneBach: Cantata no. 56 ("Kreuzstab")Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")
04. Monday 28.3.11
Julian rachlin, conductor and violinistMozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492Mozart: Symphony no. 29, K. 201Beethoven: Violin Concerto
05. Saturday 14.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductoralexandra soumm, violinistMozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 217Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 ("New World")
06. Monday 20.6.11
andras schiff, conductor and pianistSchumann: Manfred OvertureBeethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3Schumann: Symphony no. 1 ("Spring")
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 950 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
light classical
01. Wednesday 13.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductoranne sofie von Otter , mezzo-sopranoDaniele Morandini , trombonistMoshe Zorman: Trombone Odyssey (World Premiere)Schubert: SongsStrauss: Waltzes and Polkas
02. Thursday 25.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistGlinka: Ruslan and Ludmila OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
03. Thursday 20.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Saturday 12.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductoryefim bronfman, pianistJames Madison cox, hornistBeethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 2Haydn: Horn Concerto no. 1*Liszt: Les Préludes
05. Sunday 15.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductoralexandra soumm, violinistMozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 217Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 ("New World")
06. Tuesday 28.6.11
asher fisch, conductorsir James galway, flutistyevgeny yehudin, clarinetistMozart: Flute Concerto no. 2, K. 314Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy for fluteBlacher: Concertante Music*Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for clarinetLalo Schifrin: Jazz and Blues Variations
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 950 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
PhilOlight
01. Tuesday 19.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductoranne sofie von Otter , mezzo-sopranoSchubert: Rosamunde OvertureSchubert: SongsBeethoven: Symphony no.6 ("Pastoral")
02. Sunday 28.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistGlinka: Ruslan and Ludmila OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
03. Saturday 29.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Sunday 13.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductoryefim bronfman, pianistilya Konovalov, violinistroman spitzer, violistBeethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola,
K. 364Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 2Liszt: Les Préludes
05. Thursday 12.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductoralexandra soumm, violinistMozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 217Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 ("New World")
06. Monday 25.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJavier Perianes , pianistido tadmor and friends
Albeniz: Excerpts from IberiaDe Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainDebussy: IberiaRavel: Bolero
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. * Subscription with coffee and cake NIS 699 / Subscription without coffee and cake NIS 599
interMeZZO tel aViV
01. Friday 8.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleDavid Witzthum, presenterProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: PetrushkaThis concert only at 14:00
02. Friday 28.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorhaocheng Zhang, pianist astrit baltsan, presenterRossini: La Scala di Seta OvertureSaint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 ("Organ")Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3
03. Friday 25.3.11
yoav talmi, conductorJulian rachlin, violinisteitan shapiro, accordionistemanuel halperin, presenterTalmi: Elegy for strings, timpani and accordionMozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 ("Turkish")Beethoven: Leonora Overture no. 3
04. Friday 22.4.11
Diego Matheuz, conductorfazil say, pianistProf. Moshe Zuckermann, lecturerMozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
05. Friday 20.5.11
Kent nagano, conductorgidon Kremer, violinistMarie-elisabeth hecker, cellistKhatia buniatishvili, pianistgil shohat, presenterBrahms: Symphony no. 3Beethoven: Concerto for violin, cello and piano
fridays at 11:00with coffee and cake*,followed by a pre-concert talk
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium. Subscription from NIS 614
01. Thursday 14.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorharan Meltzer, cellistMaya tamir, pianistDaniel & alexander gurfinkel, clarinetiststsufit grant, presenterSaint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no. 1Haydn: First movement from Piano ConcertoMendelssohn: Konzertstück no. 2 for two clarinets, op. 114Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas
02. Thursday 27.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorhaocheng Zhang, pianistivri lider, presenterRossini: La Scala di Seta OvertureSaint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 ("Organ")Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3
03. Thursday 21.4.11
Diego Matheuz, conductorfazil say, pianistProf. ada yonath, Nobel Prize Laureate, presenterMozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
04. Thursday 19.5.11
Kent nagano, conductorKhatia buniatishvili, pianistOrly Vilnai and guy Meroz, presentersBrahms: Symphony no. 3Grieg: Piano Concerto
05. Thursday 30.6.11
asher fisch, conductorsir James galway, flutistgideon sa'ar, Minister of Education, presenterMozart: Flute Concerto no. 2, K. 314Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy for fluteR. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Symphonic FantasyR. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
the iPO in Jeansthe day - thursdaythe time - 22:00the beer - on the housethe presenter - a renowned personalitybefore and after the concert - a musical ensemble in the lobby
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Tel Aviv, the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, at 17:30Adult subscription NIS 422, Child subscription (up to 18 years old) NIS 211
faMily series
01. Wednesday 29.12.10
Spanish Fiestaroni Porat, conductor and presentershira shemi, flamenco dancerWorks by Albeniz, Granados, Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov,
De Falla
02. Monday 7.3.11
Singing Happilyronen borshevsky, conductorMoran children's choirVivaldi: GloriaFauré: 3 Movements from the RequiemBorodin: Girls' choir from Polovtsian DancesSongs by Mati Caspi performed by children's choirs
from all over the country
03. Thursday 14.4.11
Spring Festivalroni Porat, conductor and presenterFrom Vivaldi's Spring to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
04. Monday 23.5.11
Pictures at an Exhibitioneran reemy, conductorguy Mannheim, actorWorks by Glinka and Mussorgsky
05. Thursday 30.6.11
Sea, Sky and Two Pianistseyal ein-habar, conductorZvi salton, narratorsivan silver and gil garburg, duo pianistsHandel: A movement from Water Music (Suite no. 2)Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Swan LakeLior Navok: The Little MermaidSaint-Saëns: From The Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium,
The Swan, Finale
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In 2011, the music world commemorates the centennial of the death of one of the major musicians active at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century – Gustav Mahler.
The Austrian composer, who was born in 1860 to a Jewish family, became famous first as a great conductor, a profession he pursued to his last day at the age of 50. He carried out his work during the transition period between late Romanticism and the Modern era. Conductor Leonard Bernstein said: "Ours is a century of death and Mahler is its prophet".
Mahler acquired his reputation as a great composer mainly due to his symphonies. No one had dared to write such large-scale, complex and extraordinary works. Mahler's works are frequently performed by the Israel Philharmonic, which is considered a "Mahlerian" orchestra. The coming season features a selection of his work.
cOMMeMOrating the centennial Of gustaV Mahler's Death7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911
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Jerusalem, ICC International Convention Center. Full series from NIS 989 6 Concert series from NIS 653 / 4 Concert series from NIS 474 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
JerusaleM 01. Wednesday 6.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleMussorgsky: Prelude to KhovanshchinaProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: Petrushka
02. Monday 22.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistSchumann: Genoveva OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Francesca da RiminiTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
03. Wednesday 19.1.11
riccardo Muti, conductorgerhard Oppitz, pianistSinigaglia: Le Baruffe Chiozzotte Overture*Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 ("Italian")Martucci: Piano Concerto in B-flat minor*Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque*Bossi: Intermezzi Goldoniani*
04. Monday 31.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
05. Monday 14.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductoryefim bronfman, pianistBeethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3Bartok: Piano Concerto no. 2Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")
06. Wednesday 11.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductoralexandra soumm, violinistMozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 217Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 ("New World")
07. Monday 6.6.11
Kurt Masur, conductorVadim repin, violinistDukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ("Pathétique")
08. Monday 27.6.11
asher fisch, conductorsir James galway, flutistMozart: Flute Concerto no. 2, K. 314Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy for fluteR. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten,
Symphonic Fantasy*R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
09. Sunday 17.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJennifer Wilson (Tove), sopranoanna smirnova (Waldtaube), mezzo-sopranotorsten Kerl (Waldemar), tenorniklas björling rygert (Klaus Narr), tenoralexander tsymbaluk (Peasant), bass itay tiran, narratorthe Prague Philharmonic choirthe gary bertini israeli choirSchoenberg: Gurre Lieder
10. Tuesday 26.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJavier Perianes , pianistMicha haran, cellistido tadmor and friends
Pascal: Cello ConcertoDe Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainDebussy: IberiaRavel: Bolero
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Jerusalem Theatre, at 11:00. Subscription from NIS 864
interMeZZO JerusaleM
01. Friday 26.11.10
Kirill Petrenko, conductornikolai lugansky, pianistastrit baltsan, presenterChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker SuiteBorodin: Polovtsian Dances
02. Friday 21.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorhaocheng Zhang, pianistProf. Moshe Zuckermann, lecturer Rossini: La Scala di Seta OvertureSaint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 ("Organ")Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3
03. Friday 11.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductoryefim bronfman, pianistJames Madison cox, hornistgil shohat, presenterHaydn: Horn Concerto no. 1Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 2Liszt: Les Préludes
04. Friday 1.4.11
Julian rachlin, conductor and violinistDavid Witzthum, presenter Mozart: Symphony no. 29, K. 201Beethoven: Violin Concerto
05. Friday 22.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJavier Perianes, pianistido tadmor and friendsemanuel halperin, presenter Albeniz: Excerpts from IberiaDe Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainDebussy: IberiaRavel: Bolero
fridays at 11:00with coffee and cake,followed by a pre-concert talk
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Haifa Auditorium. Full series from NIS 1,198 / Mini series from NIS 658 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
haifa a 01. Monday 11.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleMussorgsky: Prelude to KhovanshchinaProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: Petrushka
02. Tuesday 23.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistSchumann: Genoveva OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Francesca da RiminiTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
03. Tuesday 18.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Sunday 6.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorthomas Quasthoff, bass-baritoneWebern: Passacaglia and Six PiecesMahler: KindertotenliederSchubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")
05. Tuesday 22.3.11
yoav talmi, conductorJulian rachlin, violinisteitan shapiro , accordionistTalmi: Elegy for strings, timpani and accordion*Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 ("Turkish")Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
06. Tuesday 26.4.11
Diego Matheuz , conductorfazil say, pianistMoncayo: Huapango*Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C minor, K. 467Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
07. Wednesday 4.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductorruth Ziesak, sopranogerhild romberger , mezzo-sopranothe gary bertini israeli choirMahler: Symphony no. 2 ("Resurrection")
08. Sunday 5.6.11
Kurt Masur, conductorVadim repin, violinistDukas: L'Apprenti SorcierBruch: Violin Concerto no.1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ("Pathétique")
09. Tuesday 21.6.11
andras schiff, conductor and pianistSchumann: Manfred OvertureBeethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3Schumann: Symphony no. 1 ("Spring")
10. Wednesday 20.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorJavier Perianes , pianistMicha haran, cellistido tadmor and friends
Pascal: Cello ConcertoDe Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainDebussy: IberiaRavel: Bolero
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haifa b 01. Tuesday 12.10.10
Zubin Mehta, conductorleonidas Kavakos, violinistbatsheva ensembleMussorgsky: Prelude to KhovanshchinaProkofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2Stravinsky: Petrushka
02. Wednesday 24.11.10
Kirill Petrenko , conductornikolai lugansky , pianistSchumann: Genoveva OvertureChopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Tchaikovsky: Francesca da RiminiTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
03. Monday 24.1.11
roberto abbado, conductorMarianna Pizzolato (Rosina), mezzo-sopranoDaniella lugassy (Berta), sopranoJuan francisco gatell (Count Almaviva), tenorPietro spagnoli (Figaro), baritonealfonso antoniozzi (Doctor Bartolo), basscarlo cigni (Don Basilio), bassthe gary bertini israeli choirRossini: The Barber of Seville
(Opera in concert form)
04. Monday 7.2.11
Zubin Mehta, conductoryefim bronfman, pianistBeethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3Bartok: Piano Concerto no. 2Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")
05. Wednesday 23.3.11
yoav talmi, conductorJulian rachlin, violinisteitan shapiro , accordionistTalmi: Elegy for strings, timpani and accordion*Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 ("Turkish")Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
06. Wednesday 27.4.11
Diego Matheuz , conductorfazil say, pianistMoncayo: Huapango*Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C minor, K. 467Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
07. Thursday 5.5.11
herbert blomstedt, conductorruth Ziesak, sopranogerhild romberger , mezzo-sopranothe gary bertini israeli choirMahler: Symphony no. 2 ("Resurrection")
08. Thursday 9.6.11
Kurt Masur, conductorVadim repin, violinistDukas: L'Apprenti SorcierBruch: Violin Concerto no.1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ("Pathétique")
09. Wednesday 29.6.11
asher fisch, conductorsir James galway, flutistMozart: Flute Concerto no. 2, K. 314Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy for fluteR. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten,
Symphonic Fantasy*R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
10. Wednesday 27.7.11
Zubin Mehta, conductorPinchas Zukerman, violinistDan Yuhas: (Name of piece to be announced)*Beethoven: Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
Haifa Auditorium. Full series from NIS 1,198 / Mini series from NIS 658 Limited ticket exchange / IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance
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Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Saturdays at 17:00. Full series NIS 550 / Mini series NIS 300
chaMber Music series
01. Saturday 9.10.10
Philomusica Piano Quartetnadia Weintraub, pianistyelena tishin, violinistavraham levental, violistDmitri golderman, cellistBeethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, op. 16Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet no. 2 in F minor, op. 2Taneyev: Piano Quartet in E major, op. 20
02. Saturday 27.11.10
nikolai lugansky, pianistlazar shuster, violinistMicha haran, cellistBeethoven: Sonata in C minor for violin and piano,
op. 30. no. 2Brahms: Sonata in F major for cello and piano, op. 99Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898
03. Saturday 15.1.11
gerhard Oppitz, pianistsaida bar-lev, violinistMiriam hartman, violistMarcel bergman, cellistKodaly: Duo for violin and cello, op. 7Brahms: Piano Quartet in A major, op. 26 no. 2
04. Saturday 22.1.11
haochen Zhang, pianistadelina grodsky, robert Mozes, violinistsaharon yaron, violistiris regev, cellistClara Schumann: Three Romances for violin
and piano, op. 22Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, op. 25 no. 1Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44
05. Saturday 12.2.11
Julie bunzel, harpistleor eitan, flutistbruce Weinstein, oboistuzi shalev, bassoonistMonica fallon, pianistVivaldi: Concerto in G minor for flute,
oboe and bassoonHoldheim: Permutations for flute, oboe and bassoonCorea: Trio for flute, bassoon and pianoGlinka: Trio Pathétique for flute, bassoon and pianoDebussy: Three pieces arranged for oboe and harpPersichetti: Serenade no. 10 for flute and harp,
op. 79Tournier: Two pieces for harpPoulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano (arr. for harp)
06. Saturday 26.3.11
Julian rachlin, violistyevgenia Pikovsky, elyakum salzman, violinistsDmitri ratush, Vladislav Krasnov, violistsfelix nemirovsky, cellistron selka, clarinetistBrahms: String Quintet in G major, op. 111Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
07. Saturday 23.4.11
fazil say, pianistthe iPO richter Quartetilya Konovalov, shmuel glaser, violinistsDmitri ratush, violistfelix nemirovsky, cellistnir comforty, bass playerErkin: Piano QuintetSchubert: Quintet in A major for piano and strings,
D. 667 ("Trout")
08. Saturday 7.5.11
alexandra soumm, violinistPaulina Kozhevnikova, violinistamir Van Der hal, violistiris regev, cellistron regev, pianistDvorak: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 90 ("Dumky")Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no. 2 in F major, op. 22
09. Saturday 18.6.11
andras schiff, pianistMozart: 12 Variations in B-flat major on an
Allegretto theme, K. 500Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses, op. 54Haydn: Variations in F minor, Hob XVII:6Schumann: Theme with Variations in E-flat majorBeethoven: 32 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, op. 120
10. Saturday 23.7.11
the iPO richter Quartetilya Konovalov, shmuel glaser, violinistsDmitri ratush, violistfelix nemirovsky, cellistDebussy: String Quartet in G major, op. 10Janacek: String Quartet no. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2