The Israel Festival 2013 in Jerusalem: Classical Music

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Classical Music PerformancesThe Israeli Vocal Ensemble and Barrocade Collective

24.5.2013 | 12:00 | The Henry Crown Concert Hall

Conductor: David Stern

Soloists:

Claire Meghnagi soprano

Alon Harari counter tenor

Jeffrey Francis tenor

Oded Reich bass-baritone

music director: Yuval Benozer

The Israel Festival is proud to present Handel’s oratorio, Esther (1720), which is considered to be the first English oratorio. It is based on text from Racine’s play by the same name.

The piece will be performed by the Israeli Vocal Ensemble, which in recent years has established itself as Israel’s leading professional choral group. They will be accompanied by the unique the Baroque Orchestra, which specializes in performing ancient music with ancient instruments, while remaining true to the original music.

Reviews

“Such an excellent performance, you will be truly happy at the end of this concert…” [Haaretz]

May 24 17:00Baroque for Two KeyboardsPieces by Bach, Purcell, Handel, and Scarlatti.

May 25 12:00Mini SchubertiadeSchubert: The Trout Quintet in A major, D. 667.Schubert: The String Quintet in C major, D. 956(two celli).

May 31 12:00Excellence – Young Piano MastersMusic from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Conservatory’s Aldwell Center.

May 31 17:00Multi-Piano: Two Pianos, Four Pianists,Twenty to Forty FingersThe musicians will perform pieces written for four, five, six, and eight hands by Bach, Vivaldi, Rachmaninoff, Smetana, Rossini, Ravel, and Aryeh Levanon.

June 1 12:00Strings FestBrahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Opus 111 (with two violas).Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Opus 107 (adapted for a cello and stringquintet by Robert Moses).

June 7 12:00Famous Piano TriosBeethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Opus 97(“Archduke”).Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Opus 50.

June 7 17:00Teacher and Pupil: Haydn-BeethovenPerformed on historical musical instruments,including a fortepiano from Haydn and Beethoven’s era. Courtesy of David Stern.

June 8 11:00A Festive Concert by Ensemble MillenniumThe Eden-Tamir Music Center’s in-house ensemble will perform works by Bach, Vivaldi, and Beethoven.

Conductor: Fr