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.

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

 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

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


Lehitraot, maestro!

Zubin Mehta and his wife, Nancy Kovack, at Tandoori on October 17

Oodles of oud

"We were attracting local Arabs as well as Jewish Israelis, many of whom had some experience of Oriental music,” Benaya told The Jerusalem Report.

Briane Keane and Omar Farouk Tekbilek

Jerusalem – A city of music and masques

After 45 years of enjoying the sophisticated London Arts scene, I was afraid that Jerusalem would turn out to be somewhat of a backwater.

Oxana Yablonskaya

Sacred, shmacred, as long as it’s good

Zubin Mehta conducts Verdi’s ‘Requiem’ with the IPO, Gary Bertini Choir and more than 200 performers onstage

KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI and Zubin Mehta will collaborate on Mozart Piano Concerto no. 20, in D minor: ‘Music is something that is very free.’

Eye in the Tel Aviv sky

Parsons, now 70 and about to come here with his troupe to join forces with the full Israel Philharmonic Orchestra has been around a long time – half a century to be exact.

Alan Parsons

Grapevine: Bibi on a high

Earlier in the week, Rivlin went to Beit Shemesh to deliver a civics lesson to 12th grade students from schools, yeshivot and ulpanim.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN hands out uniforms at an IDF induction center (Mark Neyman/GPO)

Alan Parsons to perform with Israel Philharmonic

We are very excited about returning to Israel once again..It will be great pleasure to work with the Israeli Philharmonic and to play in such a prestigious venue,” said Parsons in a statement.

ALAN PARSONS

Keeping things fresh with conductor Alan Gilbert

Former music director of New York Philharmonic to conduct Israel Philharmonic for first time.

Conductor Alan Gilbert.

Israeli conductor to head BBC Philharmonic

Beersheba native Omer Meir Wellber lauded as "one of the most sought after young conductors of his generation."

Omer Meir Wellber

Two classics come together

Yehoram Gaon Joins the IPO for a special concert of his songs

YEHORAM GAON