Israel philharmonic orchestra

Zubin Mehta cancels all Israeli shows, cites Netanyahu's 'treatment of Palestinians'

Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor who was IPO musical director for 50 years, condemns Netanyahu's policies on Palestine and urges the arts community to speak out.

|ByJAMES GENN
Conductor Zubin Mehta attends the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Duet Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California; illustrative.
ISRAELI CONDUCTOR Lahav Shani and members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra receive applause from the audience following their performance as guests at the Konzerthaus Berlin, as part of the ongoing Musikfest Berlin, following their disinvitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent, in Berlin, Germa

Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra performs ‘Aida’ opera - review

Youthful, graceful, and very competent, with a cast of top singers, Maestro Vincenzo Milletari took the audience to ancient Egypt and its unique rituals and customs.

|BySARAH HERSHENSON
RAMI KLEINSTEIN on his landmark album ‘Apples and Dates’: It was time to root down.

Rami Kleinstein scales the heights with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The full interview with Kleinstein will be published in this Friday’s edition of The Jerusalem Post Magazine.

|ByDAVID BRINN
Israeli conductor Lahav Shani reacts to applause from the audience following a performance with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra as guests at the Konzerthaus Berlin as part of the ongoing Musikfest Berlin, following their disinvitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent, in Berlin, Germany September

Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris with smoke bombs

Four people were arrested. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez condemned the disruption.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Israeli musicians take center stage in Nicosia

APRIL 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli musicians Gal Nyska (cello) and Ishay Shaer (piano) p

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra pays tribute to Duke Ellington

Yaron Gottfried and the Israeli philharmonic orchestra will cover a selection of Duke Ellington's compositions in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

APRIL 22, 2023BySARAH HERSHENSON
DUKE ELLINGTON makes the swing look easy

Rubinstein winner Juan Floristan teams up with IPO

Floristan will be involved in rehearsals and performances with the IPO, in addition to attending and performing at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition, which opens on March 14 in Tel Aviv. 

MARCH 13, 2023BySARAH HERSHENSON
JUAN PEREZ Floristan in action. ‘Look for your own path, with the guidance of older generations.’

Guest conductor Andreas Battistoni to lead IPO for concert marathon

Youthful and exuberant, Battistoni is a rising star who enjoys his busy international schedule in the world’s prestigious concert halls.

JANUARY 11, 2023BySARAH HERSHENSON
ANDREAS BATTISTONI

Israel Philarmonic Orchestra debuts in Abu Dhabi, first time in Arab country since 1945

JANUARY 5, 2023By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Grapevine December 23, 2022: Equality is not a one-way street

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 23, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog lights Hanukkah candles in the Moroccan synagogue named for his grandfather, the late Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog, in Tel Aviv.

Richard Wagner, one of the best examples of cancel culture - opinion

Even though Wagner died long before Hitler rose to power, he was very well known for his antisemitic views.

OCTOBER 14, 2022ByANDREA SAMUELS
IN 1981, Israel Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta, having given audience members the opportunity to leave the hall, attempted to perform a piece from Wagner. The performance was abandoned.

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra gears up for new season

Lahav Shani will conduct nine different programs with the orchestra which is approximately one third of the programs of the 2022-23 concert season.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022BySARAH HERSHENSON
THE ISRAEL Philharmonic Orchestra.

A musical celebration of Chinese-Israel relations

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel

Israel Philharmonic welcomes Vasily Petrenko

Russian maestro takes time out from packed schedule to conduct concerts in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa.

JUNE 14, 2022BySARAH HERSHENSON
VASILY PETRENKO: We are playing incredible music during these concerts.