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

Yehoram Gaon and the Israeli Philharmonic – two classics come together

To play in Heichal Hatarbut [the Charles Bronfman Auditorium] with the Israel Philharmonic is the jewel in the crown of my appearances as an Israeli singer.”

JULY 17, 2018BySARAH HERSHENSON
Yehoram Gaon

Concert Review: Wang-Petrenko

MARCH 7, 2018ByURY EPPSTEIN
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv

Lahav Shani, 29, replacing Mehta at IPO in 2020

The young piano prodigy first performed with the Israeli Philharmonic at the age of 16.

JANUARY 20, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Lahav Shani.

29-year-old replacing Zubin Mehta at Israel Philharmonic

29-year-old wunderkind Lahav Shani to take on role of music director of the Israel Philharmonic in 2020.

JANUARY 18, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Lahav Shani is the successor to the legendary Zubin Mehta as director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Classical review: YIPO

Though young, these musicians did not disappoint.

DECEMBER 23, 2017ByURY EPPSTEIN
Violin player (illustrative photo)

Zubin Mehta’s 5 most memorable moments at Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The legendary conductor announced last December that he will step down from his post as music director in October 2019, exactly 50 years after he first became officially affiliated with the ensemble.

OCTOBER 26, 2017ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Maestro Zubin Mehta.

Maestro magic: Zubin Mehta's swan song with the Philharmonic Orchestra

Mehta estimates that he and the IPO have performed, both in Israel and overseas, more than 3,000 concerts together.

OCTOBER 8, 2017BySARAH HERSHENSON
THE IPO with its music director, Zubin Mehta.