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


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Rousset to conduct renditions of Bach’s work in upcoming jazz festival

Rousset says he is delighted to perform in the festival curtain-raiser, and to present works by two of the Baroque era’s most notable exponents.

CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET

Wandering Stars Music Festival set to be a musical treat

Each year, the festival rotates between competitions for piano, winds or string instruments. This year is the turn of the single reed instruments.

SHIRLEY BRILL

Musicians with a mission

Omri Epstein says that the vast majority of classical musicians currently have to muddle through in far less nurturing conditions.

BUSCH TRIO

Israeli percussionist Chen Zimbalista makes some noise

Chen Zimbalista

Paris in the fall

Verdi, Mozart, El Greco and Leonardo provide a plethora of music and art.

René Pape as King Philip and Vitalij Kowaljow as the Grand Inquisitor in Verdi’s Don Carlo

America-Israel Cultural Foundation to celebrate their 80th anniversary at Tel Aviv gala

The event has invited these AICF-affiliated artists together to showcase their talents all under one roof – through one memorable jam-packed night.

An America-Israel Cultural Foundation gala

Self-taught violin maker from North Macedonia wins international fame

SVETOZAR BOGDANOVSKI, a self-taught craftsman, supervises an apprentice at his shop in Veles, North Macedonia, last month

Local King of Blues Ronnie Peterson dies aged 62

The blues were always dearest to Peterson’s heart and he was one of the leading lights on the scene here.

Blues musicians Ronnie Peterson (right) and Lazer Lloyd

Concert Review - Zubin Mehta and Verdi’s Requiem

The requiem begins with the soft entrance of the cellos and gradually the powerful orchestral forces were unleashed during the “Dies Irae.”

Zubin Mehta and the IPO performing Verdi’s Requiem