Classical music

Matti Caspi laid to rest as family and artists gather to honor his legacy

In an emotionally charged ceremony, hundreds of family members, friends, and figures from the cultural world arrived today at the Kfar Saba cemetery to accompany Matti Caspi on his final journey.

Family members and friends attend a funeral service for Israeli singer and composer Mati Caspi, who passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer, in Tel Aviv, February 9, 2026.
Pianist Ido Shalom takes his seat at the keyboard

Pianist Ido Shalom on music, meaning, and playing beyond the concert hall

Ensemble finale

Keshet Eilon’s homecoming gala

DAVID GRIMAL: Music is about listening before you do anything else.

Renowned French violinist David Grimal brings harmony to Eilat


Israeli Vocal Ensemble looks into affairs of the heart

“I think people will leave happy, but also with some useful advice about life and love.” Can’t be bad.

 THE ISRAELI vocal Ensemble will be performing in Haifa, Ra’anana and Tel Aviv.

Taking a bow into Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble's next wave

Violinist Yaakov Rubinstein kickstarts the Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble’s new season.

 YAAKOV RUBINSTEIN: I was a classical music snob for many years but I am happy to say that I am coming out of that a little.

Classical musician André Rieu returns to Israel

André Rieu is considered to be one of the most successful violinists in the world and is a revolutionary leader in classical music.

 CLASSICAL MUSIC revolutionary: Andre Rieu.

Veteran pianist Garrick Ohlsson keeps his musical options open

A rewarding, pleasurable and heartwarming listening experience, with a consummate open-minded professional, is clearly in store for the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem audiences.

AMERICAN CLASSICAL pianist Garrick Ohlsson

Music is music at this year's Tzlilei Stav music festival

Tzlilei Stav started out at Tefen in 2016, moving on to Ein Kerem for a couple of years before ending up in Abu Gosh.

 SOPRANO NOUR Darwish will be featured at the Tzlilei Stav (Fall Sounds) Festival.

‘I Am A Guitar’ international festival unveils the riches of Polish classical guitar music

Polish strings attached: Kowalski’s festival concert at Tzavta should be thoroughly entertaining, engaging, enlightening and pretty exciting, too.

 ACCLAIMED POLISH guitarist Mateusz Kowalski will be appearing in the I Am A Guitar festival, this month.

Canadian classical violinist Lara St. John comes to Beersheba

Music lovers, who go along to the Beersheba Performing Arts Center this Saturday evening (9 p.m.), can look forward to a quality and, no doubt, emotive display of classical instrumental mastery.

CANADIAN VIOLINIST Lara St. John: I find a lot of classical musicians to be just brilliant at what they do but they only do one thing, they only want to do one thing. For me, all music can be learned from.

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Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MEMBERS OF the US Marine Corps with (from left) President Isaac Herzog, US Ambassador Tom Nides, Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and outgoing Deputy Chief of Mission Jonathan Shrier.

The MozART quartet brings us its unique mix of melody and fun

This is classical music meets pop culture meets acrobatics and a fair bit of lampooning into the bargain.

THE POLISH-based MozART Group.

Violinist brings experience to forthcoming spots with Israel Camera Orchestra Jerusalem

Braunstein says he has always kept his musical options open, across all kinds of cultural spheres and genres.

 GUY BRAUSTEIN: When I was a kid I listened to everything and anything. I had, and still have, an insatiable appetite for every type of music.