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Lost music from Auschwitz performed after 80 years

The music Geyer documented was played for the first time in 80 years at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on June 3-7, 2025.

 THE WORDS ‘arbeit macht frei’ hang above the gate at Auschwitz: ‘At Auschwitz and Birkenau, what stood out wasn’t just what we saw; it was what we didn’t hear,’ says the writer.
TOM COHEN (center) and the Jerusalem Orchestra East West.

Making musical ends meet, the annual Jerusalem East and West Festival shows the way

 LAHAV SHANI leads members of the Munich Philhamonic and Israel Philharmonic in concert.

IPO joins forces with Munich Philharmonic

 OMER AVITAL: I compose and orchestrate at home; it can take weeks or months, depending on the length of the pieces.

Omer Avital debuts newest work with Israeli Andalusian Orchestra


Concert review: An evening of waltzes by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Guest conductor Manfred Honeck led the orchestra through a program that featured the music of Schulhoff, Haydn, and Strauss.

 MANFRED HONECK

East, West Jerusalem unite in third annual festival

“The lineup of soloists joining us this year represents the very foundation of Israeli music,” said maestro Tom Cohen. 

 THE JERUSALEM East & West Orchestra

Battling cancer, famed Jewish conductor Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert

Facing a return of his brain cancer, Tilson Thomas says goodbye with one final concert in San Francisco.

 Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode to Joy, on August 28, 2022. It was Tilson Thomas's last concert with the BSO, where he began his career in 1969, as its assistant conductor and pianist.

The sounds of young Zionism: Listening to the International Jewish Teen Choir - opinion

Given the current situation, I find it remarkable that in 2025, thousands of Jewish teens are devoting so much time, energy, and talent to singing Jewish songs, says the writer.

Four hundred young Zionists take the Carnegie Hall stage.

Puccini’s ‘La Bohème beckons audiences to the Israeli Opera

Adapted from the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger, Puccini’s version soared to hold a unique place in the hearts of audiences ever since it was first performed in 1896.

‘LA BOHÈME’ brings Paris to life.

Conductor Leon Botstein honors unsung composer Josef Tal

“Of the three composers on this CD, Tal was the only to develop a career as a professional composer,” Botstein said.

 LEON BOTSTEIN conducts The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall.

Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod passes on Andalusian music to new generations

The center will train a new generation of musicians who will play and learn the Andalusian musical language from a young age.

 THE ISRAELI Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod.

Lord of the Rings and Hans Zimmer concerts coming to Israel

Experience Zimmer and Shore’s music live in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Beersheba.

 UKRAINIAN CONDUCTOR Nazar Yakobenchuk.

This year's Classicameri Festival mixes the musical storyboard

That sounds like a deliciously inviting school of musical thought and one that augurs well for an entertaining, fun, and enriching time down in Eilat.

 THE RAANANA Symphonette Orchestra performs Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ with Omer Wellber on accordion.

RSO closing out the year with music, style, rising stars

The four musicians who are joining the RSO and Maestro Sebba in performances of 'Unending Rhythm' on December 30 and 31 are among the top in the business.

 THE RA’ANANA Symphonette Orchestra.

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra cultivates the next generation of talent

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Academy is the first in Israel specifically designed to prepare talented young musicians for a career with a professional orchestra.

 IPO ACADEMY participants, from left, are Tamar Deutsch, Inbar Segev Susar, Alevtyna Rakhmanina, and Nasif Francis.