Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - 2012/13 Season by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Founded in 1936 by Bronislaw Huberman Music Director: Zubin Mehta Laureate Conductor (1947-90): Leonard Bernstein Honorary Guest Conductor: Kurt Masur Principal Guest Conductor: Gianandrea noseda

The 77th Season / 2012-13

Contents Orchestra members

Artists 2012-13

GALA (Purple Series) 8 GALA (White Series) 10 SATURDAY CLASSIC

CLASSIC EIGHT

7 AT 7:00 (Purple Series) 16 7 AT 7:00 (White Series) 18 FRIDAY AT 2:00 (Purple Series) 20 FRIDAY AT 2:00 (White Series) 22 PHILOCLASSICA (Green Series) 25 PHILOCLASSICA (White Series) 26 LIGHT CLASSICAL (Pink Series) 28 LIGHT CLASSICAL (White Series) 31 INTERMEZZO TEL AVIV

The IPO in Jeans A

The IPO in Jeans B

Family Series

JERUSALEM 40 INTERMEZZO JERUSALEM

HAIFA A

HAIFA B

Chamber Music Series

The IPO Foundation

GENERAL INFORMATION

THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Music Director: Zubin Mehta The Music Director's position is endowed by the William Petschek Family

Laureate Conductor (1947-90): Leonard Bernstein Honorary Guest Conductor: Kurt Masur Principal Guest Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda

Orchestra Members / 2012-13 Season First Violins

Ilya Konovalov, Concertmaster Lazar Shuster, Concertmaster Yigal Tuneh, Concertmaster Alexander Stark Asst. Concertmaster

Saida Bar-Lev Marina Dorman Adelina Grodsky Genadi Gurevich Rodica Iosub Rimma Kaminkovsky Zinovi Kaplan Polina Kozhevnikova Robert Mozes Yevgenia Pikovsky Yelena Tishin Drorit Valk Paya Yussim

Second Violins

Elyakum Salzman* Yitzhak Geras* Amnon Valk*** Shimeon Abalovitch Emanuel Aronovich Alexander Dobrinsky Shmuel Glaser Elizabeth Krupnik Kalman Levin Yoram Livne Eleonora Lutsky Alexander Povolotzky Marianna Povolotzky Avital Steiner Olga Stern

Violas

Miriam Hartman*

Susan and Elihu Rose Endowed Chair

Roman Spitzer*

Claire and Albert Schussler Endowed Chair

Amir Van Der Hal*** Dmitri Ratush*** Lotem Beider Rachel Kam

Yuval Kaminkovsky Shimon Koplansky Vladislav Krasnov Klara Nosovitsky Eugenia Oren-Malkovsky Aharon Yaron

Cellos

Amir Eldan* Marcel Bergman*

The Annenberg Foundation Chair

Emanuele Silvestri* Shulamit Lorrain*** Alla Yampolsky*** Yoram Alperin

Ruth Ziegler Endowed Chair

Naomi Enoch Dmitri Golderman Baruch Gross Enrique Maltoz Kirill Mihanovsky Felix Nemirovsky Iris Regev

Basses

Teddy Kling* Peter Marck* Nir Comforty*** Brad Annis Uri Arbel Nimrod Kling Eli Magen Gabriel Volé Omry Weinberger

Harp

Julia Rovinsky* Tali Glaser

Flutes

Yossi Arnheim* Eyal Ein-Habar*** Leor Eitan Boaz Meirovitch Naama Neuman

Piccolo

Leor Eitan

Oboes

Trombones

English Horn

Bass Trombone

Bruce Weinstein* Dudu Carmel*** Merrill Greenberg Tamar Narkiss-Melzer Hermann Openstein Merrill Greenberg

Clarinets

Ron Selka* Yevgeny Yehudin* Rashelly Davis Jonathan Hadas

Piccolo Clarinets Ron Selka Yevgeny Yehudin

Bass Clarinet

Jonathan Hadas

Bassoons

Daniel Mazaki* Uzi Shalev*** Gad Lederman Carol Patterson

Contrabassoon Carol Patterson

Horns

James Madison Cox* Dalit Segal*** Michael Slatkin*** Yoel Abadi Sally Meth Ben Moshe Michal Mossek Yossef Rabin Shelomo Shohat

Stewart Taylor* Nir Erez* (acting) Yehoshua Pasternak*** Micha Davis Shahar Livne Micha Davis

Tuba

Shemuel Hershko*

Timpani

Dan Moshayev* Alexander Nemirovsky***

Percussion Ayal Rafiah*

Natalie and Murray S. Katz Endowed Chair

Gabi Hershkovich Alexander Nemirovsky Eitan Shapiro

Piano

Israel Kastoriano

Judith and Burton Resnick Endowed Chair

Principal Librarian Rachel Daliot

Assistant Librarian Tal Rockman

Operational & Stage Manager Uzi Seltzer

Technical Asst. Yaakov Kaufman

Trumpets

Yigal Meltzer* Ram Oren** Ilan Eshed*** Eran Reemy

Hannah and Randy Polansky Endowed Chair

Canada Concertmaster Chair * Principal ** Assoc. Principal *** Asst. Principal On Leave or Sabbatical Guest-player

Board of Directors: Mr. Aharon Fogel (Chm'n), Mr. Ephraim Abramson, Ms. Rivka Saker, Mr. Michael Zellermayer IPO Management: Yehoshua Pasternak (Chm’n), Yoel Abadi, Bruce Weinstein Secretary General: Avi Shoshani

Musicians’ Council: Aharon Yaron (Chm’n), Yoel Abadi, Leor Eitan, llya Konovalov, Vladislav Krasnov, Shulamit Lorrain, Yehoshua Pasternak, Ayal Rafiah, Bruce Weinstein / Personnel Manager: Stewart Taylor / Inspector: Yoram Livne / Assembly Chairman: Merrill Greenberg Review Committee: Shemuel Hershko, Eran Reemy Finance Manager: Alex Ziv / Marketing Manager: Yael Yardeni-Sela / Chief Accountant: Shosh Elad / Treasurer: Racheli Mizrachi KeyNote Director: Irit Rub / Subscription Dept. Mgr.: Nira Oryan / Customer Relations and Sales Mgr.: Bagrat Chen / Operation Mgr.: Noa Ariav IT Mgr.: Shlomi Mizrachi / Asst. Sec. Gen.: Iris Abramovici Tevet / Asst. Marketing Mgr., Public Liaison: Rachel Levy Asst. Personnel Manager: Michal Bach Artists Coordinator: Dvorit Oren / Payroll Manager: Orly Zabib / Payroll Accountant: Liat Ohayon / Senior Bookkeeper: Anat Eldar / Bookkeeper: Orly Golan Programme Editor: Orly Tal / Asst. Programme Editor: Tsilli Rudik Public Relations: Shalom Tel Aviv / Auditors: Kost Forer Gabbay

Artists 2012-13

Yuja Wang

Zubin Mehta

Eshkol Nevo

Mikhail Urusov

Viacheslav Voynarovskiy

Ilya Konovalov

Roman Spitzer

Vladimir Jurowski

Tatiana Monogarova

Natalia Kreslina

Nina Romanova

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Oleg Kulko

Albert Schagidullin

Andrey Breus

Sergei Leiferkus

Maxim Mikhailov

Lilia Gretsova

Olga Schalaewa

Christoph Eschenbach

Matthias Goerne

Kirill Petrenko

Ray Chen

Maria Bengtsson

Michael Wolpe

Murray Perahia

Gustavo Dudamel

Emanuele Silvestri

Evgenia Dudina

Arie Vardi

David Robertson

Itamar Zorman

Kurt Masur

Denis Matsuev

Nikolaj Znaider

Pinchas Zukerman

Arianna Zukerman

David Witzthum

Shelly Yachimovich

Janine Jansen

Michael Barenboim

Kun Woo Paik

Oren Nahari

Anoushka Shankar

Christoph von Dohnanyi

Julian Rachlin

Guy Pines

Prof. Moshe Zuckermann

Andras Schiff

Gianandrea Noseda

Boris Andrianov

Semyon Bychkov

Joshua Bell

Shlomi Shaban

Julianna di Giacomo

Stella Grigorian

Marco Berti

Ludovic TĂŠzier

Paolo Gavanelli

Maurizio Muraro

Eva Mei

Ekaterina Sadovnikova

Anna Maria Chiuri

Paolo Fanale

Niklas BjĂśrling Rygert

Anthony Mee

Boaz Daniel

Prof. Dan Shechtman

GALA (PURPLE SERIES)

1 Thursday 4.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Thursday 8.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

3 Saturday 1.12.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Maria Bengtsson•, soprano Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Rudi Stephan: Music for violin and orchestra* Mahler: Symphony no. 4

4 Sunday 23.12.12 Murray Perahia, conductor and pianist Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 Schubert: Grand Duo in C major, D. 812 (Orchestral version by Joachim)*

5 Wednesday 23.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

6 Sunday 10.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Denis Matsuev, pianist Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1 Franck: Symphony in D minor

7 Saturday 9.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò, sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

8 Saturday 23.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Michael Barenboim•, violinist Mozart: Symphony no. 40, K. 550 Schoenberg: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

9 Wednesday 5.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

10 Wednesday 19.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

11 Saturday 13.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Eva Mei• (Mrs. Alice Ford), soprano Ekaterina Sadovnikova• (Anne Ford), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Mrs. Page), mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri• (Mistress Quickly), mezzosoprano Paolo Fanale• (Fenton), tenor Niklas Björling Rygert (Dr. Caius), tenor Anthony Mee• (Bardolph), tenor Paolo Gavanelli (Falstaff), baritone Boaz Daniel• (Mr. Ford), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Pistol), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Falstaff (Opera in concert form)

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 1,536 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

GALA (WHITE SERIES)

1 Sunday 7.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Saturday 17.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

3 Sunday 2.12.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Maria Bengtsson•, soprano Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Rudi Stephan: Music for violin and orchestra* Mahler: Symphony no. 4

4 Tuesday 25.12.12 Murray Perahia, conductor and pianist Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 Schubert: Grand Duo in C major, D. 812 (Orchestral version by Joachim)*

5 Saturday 26.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

6 Monday 11.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Denis Matsuev, pianist Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1 Franck: Symphony in D minor

7 Saturday 9.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

8 Saturday 23.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Michael Barenboim•, violinist Mozart: Symphony no. 40, K. 550 Schoenberg: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

9 Wednesday 5.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

10 Wednesday 19.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

SATURDAY CLASSIC

1 Saturday 13.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Ilya Konovalov, violinist Roman Spitzer, violist Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Saturday 24.11.12 Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5

3 Wednesday 5.12.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Rudi Stephan: Music for Orchestra* Sibelius: Violin Concerto Ravel: La Valse Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

4 Saturday 19.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestri•, cellist Barber: Adagio for strings Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major R. Strauss: Don Juan R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

5 Saturday 2.2.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

6 Saturday 16.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Mahler: Symphony no. 4

7 Saturday 30.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Kun Woo Paik•, pianist Pigovat: Music of Sorrow and Hope Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 Dvorak: Symphony no. 7

8 Saturday 4.5.13

9 Saturday 8.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

10 Saturday 22.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

11 Saturday 20.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Julianna di Giacomo• (Desdemona), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Emilia), mezzo-soprano Marco Berti (Otello), tenor Ludovic Tézier• (Iago), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Ludovico/Montano), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Otello (Opera in concert form)

Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Julian Rachlin, violinist Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 Mahler: Symphony no. 1

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 1,536 Please note, this concert will take place on Wednesday • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

CLASSIC EIGHT

1 Wednesday 7.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

2 Monday 26.11.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Rudi Stephan: Music for Orchestra* Sibelius: Violin Concerto Ravel: La Valse Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

3 Tuesday 15.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestri•, cellist Barber: Adagio for strings Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major R. Strauss: Don Juan R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

4 Sunday 3.2.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

5 Tuesday 5.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Mahler: Symphony no. 4

8 Tuesday 9.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Julianna di Giacomo• (Desdemona), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Emilia), mezzo-soprano Marco Berti (Otello), tenor Ludovic Tézier• (Iago), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Ludovico/Montano), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Otello (Opera in concert form)

6 Wednesday 20.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Janine Jansen•, violinist Y. Braun: Serenade for orchestra* Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

7 Sunday 9.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 1,162 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

7 AT 7:00 (PURPLE SERIES)

1 Monday 8.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Ayal Adler: Crystallization* R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1

2 Tuesday 27.11.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Rudi Stephan: Music for Orchestra* Sibelius: Violin Concerto Ravel: La Valse Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

3 Tuesday 12.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Nikolaj Znaider, violinist Brahms: Violin Concerto Franck: Symphony in D minor

4 Wednesday 6.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Mahler: Symphony no. 4

5 Thursday 4.4.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Anoushka Shankar•, sitar player Ravi Shankar: Sitar Concerto no. 2* Dvorak: Symphony no. 7

6 Wednesday 1.5.13 Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Julian Rachlin, violinist Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 Mahler: Symphony no. 1

7 Sunday 14.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Eva Mei• (Mrs. Alice Ford), soprano Ekaterina Sadovnikova• (Anne Ford), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Mrs. Page), mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri• (Mistress Quickly), mezzo-soprano Paolo Fanale• (Fenton), tenor Niklas Björling Rygert (Dr. Caius), tenor Anthony Mee• (Bardolph), tenor Paolo Gavanelli (Falstaff), baritone Boaz Daniel• (Mr. Ford), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Pistol), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Falstaff (Opera in concert form)

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 983 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

7 AT 7:00 (WHITE SERIES)

1 Thursday 11.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Ayal Adler: Crystallization* R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1

2 Wednesday 28.11.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Rudi Stephan: Music for Orchestra* Sibelius: Violin Concerto Ravel: La Valse Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

3 Sunday 17.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Nikolaj Znaider, violinist Brahms: Violin Concerto Franck: Symphony in D minor

5 Thursday 4.4.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Anoushka Shankar•, sitar player Ravi Shankar: Sitar Concerto no. 2* Dvorak: Symphony no. 7

6 Wednesday 1.5.13 Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Julian Rachlin, violinist Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 Mahler: Symphony no. 1

FRIDAY AT 2:00 (PURPLE SERIES)

1 Friday 5.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Friday 9.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

3 Friday 23.11.12

4 Friday 25.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

5 Friday 22.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Janine Jansen•, violinist Y. Braun: Serenade for orchestra* Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

6 Friday 12.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Julianna di Giacomo• (Desdemona), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Emilia), mezzo-soprano Marco Berti (Otello), tenor Ludovic Tézier• (Iago), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Ludovico/Montano), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Otello (Opera in concert form)

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 732 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

FRIDAY AT 2:00 (WHITE SERIES)

1 Friday 12.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Ilya Konovalov, violinist Roman Spitzer, violist Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Friday 16.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

3 Friday 18.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestri•, cellist Barber: Adagio for strings Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major R. Strauss: Don Juan R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

4 Friday 8.2.13

Kurt Masur, conductor Denis Matsuev, pianist Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1 Franck: Symphony in D minor

5 Friday 22.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Janine Jansen•, violinist Y. Braun: Serenade for orchestra* Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

PHILOCLASSICA (GREEN SERIES)

1 Monday 19.11.12 Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone Mozart: Symphony no. 38, K. 504 ("Prague") Schubert: Songs Mozart: Symphony no. 40, K. 550

2 Wednesday 19.12.12 Murray Perahia, conductor and pianist Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 Schubert: Grand Duo in C major, D. 812 (Orchestral version by Joachim)*

3 Sunday 20.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestriâ&#x20AC;˘, cellist Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477 Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major Mozart: Serenade no. 9 in D major, K. 320 ("Posthorn")

4 Wednesday 13.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Nikolaj Znaider, violinist Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 ("Jupiter") Brahms: Violin Concerto

5 Thursday 9.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Haydn: Symphony no. 83 ("La Poule") Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

6 Tuesday 18.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 950 â&#x20AC;˘ IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

PHILOCLASSICA (WHITE SERIES)

1 Sunday 25.11.12 Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone Mozart: Symphony no. 38, K. 504 ("Prague") Schubert: Songs Mozart: Symphony no. 40, K. 550

2 Monday 24.12.12 Murray Perahia, conductor and pianist Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 Schubert: Grand Duo in C major, D. 812 (Orchestral version by Joachim)*

3 Monday 21.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestriâ&#x20AC;˘, cellist Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477 Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major Mozart: Serenade no. 9 in D major, K. 320 ("Posthorn")

4 Saturday 16.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Nikolaj Znaider, violinist Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 ("Jupiter") Brahms: Violin Concerto

5 Thursday 9.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Haydn: Symphony no. 83 ("La Poule") Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

6 Tuesday 18.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

LIGHT CLASSICAL (PINK SERIES)

1 Wednesday 10.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Schubert: Symphony no. 3 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4

2 Thursday 20.12.12 Murray Perahia, conductor and pianist Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 Schubert: Grand Duo in C major, D. 812 (Orchestral version by Joachim)*

3 Tuesday 29.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

4 Wednesday 13.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

5 Wednesday 8.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Haydn: Symphony no. 83 ("La Poule") Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

6 Friday 19.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Eva Mei• (Mrs. Alice Ford), soprano Ekaterina Sadovnikova• (Anne Ford), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Mrs. Page), mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri• (Mistress Quickly), mezzo-soprano Paolo Fanale• (Fenton), tenor Niklas Björling Rygert (Dr. Caius), tenor Anthony Mee• (Bardolph), tenor Paolo Gavanelli (Falstaff), baritone Boaz Daniel• (Mr. Ford), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Pistol), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Falstaff (Opera in concert form)

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 950 Please note that this concert will take place on Friday at 14:00 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

LIGHT CLASSICAL (WHITE SERIES)

1 Sunday 11.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

2 Saturday 22.12.12 Murray Perahia, conductor and pianist Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 Schubert: Grand Duo in C major, D. 812 (Orchestral version by Joachim)*

3 Wednesday 30.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

5 Wednesday 8.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Haydn: Symphony no. 83 ("La Poule") Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

INTERMEZZO TEL AVIV Friday mornings at 11:00 With coffee and cake*, followed by pre-concert talk

1 Friday 7.12.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen, violinist Michael Wolpe, presenter Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 Sibelius: Violin Concerto

2 Friday 18.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Arie Vardi, pianist and presenter Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Mozart: Serenade no. 9 in D major, K. 320 ("Posthorn")

4 Friday 3.5.13 Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Prof. Moshe Zuckermann, lecturer Mahler: Symphony no. 1

5 Friday 7.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov, cellist Oren Nahari, presenter Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125

3 Friday 15.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano David Witzthum, presenter Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) * Subscription with coffee and cake NIS 699 / Subscription without coffee and cake NIS 599 * Ticket exchange does not include coffee and cake

The IPO in Jeans A The day - Thursday The time - 10PM The beer – on the house The presenter – a renowned personality Before and after the concert – a musical ensemble in the lobby

1 Thursday 11.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Eshkol Nevo, presenter R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1

2 Thursday 14.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Shelly Yachimovich, presenter Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

4 Thursday 20.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Shlomi Shaban, presenter Schubert: Symphony no. 8 ("Unfinished") Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

5 Thursday 18.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Guest singers Prof. Dan Shechtman, presenter Verdi: Arias and duets from Otello, Falstaff, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida

3 Thursday 2.5.13 Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Julian Rachlin, violinist Guy Pines, presenter Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 614

The IPO in Jeans B The day - Thursday The time - 10PM The beer – on the house The presenter – a renowned personality Before and after the concert – a musical ensemble in the lobby

1 Thursday 17.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestri, cellist Evgenia Dudina, presenter Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major Mozart: Serenade no. 9 in D major, K. 320 ("Posthorn")

4 Thursday 20.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Shlomi Shaban, presenter Schubert: Symphony no. 8 ("Unfinished") Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

5 Thursday 18.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Guest singers Prof. Dan Shechtman, presenter Verdi: Arias and duets from the operas Otello, Falstaff, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida

3 Thursday 2.5.13 Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Julian Rachlin, violinist Guy Pines, presenter Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) Subscription from NIS 614

Family Series

1 Tuesday 11.12.12 Away with Darkness Festive Hanukkah Concert Ronen Borshevsky, conductor Moran Choir Beit Yitzhak Works by Handel, Haydn and others Hanukkah songs with the audience

2 Monday 25.2.13 Queen Esther Purim Circus Concert Roni Porat, conductor and presenter Script: Shlomo Moshkovitz and Roni Porat Yarden Bar-Kochva, director

3 Tuesday 9.4.13

4 Sunday 5.5.13 Beti-Hoven Goes to Concert Roni Porat, conductor and presenter Tamar-Klein Hannoun, actress Works by Beethoven

5 Thursday 13.6.13 Percussion Festival Daniel Cohen, conductor Dan Moshayev, Ayal Rafiah, Gabi Hershkovich, Eitan Shapiro, IPO percussionists Gilad Dobrecky, Tomer Yariv, Asaf Roth, guest percussionists Works by Johan Strauss, Prokofiev, Bernstein and others With the collaboration of Tremolo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Israel Percussion Center

Blowing in the Wind, wind instruments Eyal Ein-Habar, conductor Claire Weisblat, actress Halit Michaeli, director Works by Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov and others

Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium. As of March 2013, the concerts will take place at the Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut), at 17:30 Adult subscription NIS 422, Child subscription (up to 18 years old) NIS 211

JERUSALEM

1 Tuesday 9.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 Mahler: Symphony no. 5

2 Tuesday 13.11.12 Vladimir Jurowski•, conductor Tatiana Monogarova• / Natalia Kreslina• (Lisa), soprano Nina Romanova• (Countess), mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk• (Pauline), alto Oleg Kulko• / Mikhail Urusov• (Hermann), tenor Viacheslav Voynarovskiy• (Chekalinsky), tenor Albert Schagidullin• / Andrey Breus• (Yeletsky), baritone Sergei Leiferkus (Tomsky), baritone Maxim Mikhailov• (Surin), bass Lilia Gretsova• (Prilepa), soprano Olga Schalaewa• (Governess), mezzo-soprano The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame* (Opera in concert form)

3 Monday 3.12.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Maria Bengtsson•, soprano Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Rudi Stephan: Music for violin and orchestra* Mahler: Symphony no. 4

4 Wednesday 16.1.13 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Emanuele Silvestri•, cellist Barber: Adagio for strings Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major R. Strauss: Don Juan R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

5 Thursday 7.2.13 Kurt Masur, conductor Denis Matsuev, pianist Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1 Franck: Symphony in D minor

6 Sunday 17.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

7 Wednesday 3.4.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Anoushka Shankar•, sitar player Ravi Shankar: Sitar Concerto no. 2* Dvorak: Symphony no. 7

8 Monday 6.5.13 Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor Julian Rachlin, violinist Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219 Mahler: Symphony no. 1

9 Monday 10.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

10 Wednesday 17.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Eva Mei• (Mrs. Alice Ford), soprano Ekaterina Sadovnikova• (Anne Ford), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Mrs. Page), mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri• (Mistress Quickly), mezzosoprano Paolo Fanale• (Fenton), tenor Niklas Björling Rygert (Dr. Caius), tenor Anthony Mee• (Bardolph), tenor Paolo Gavanelli (Falstaff), baritone Boaz Daniel• (Mr. Ford), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Pistol), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Falstaff (Opera in concert form)

Jerusalem, ICC International Convention Center. Full series from NIS 989 6 Concert series from NIS 653 4 Concert series from NIS 474 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

INTERMEZZO JERUSALEM Fridays at 12:00 With coffee and cake followed by pre-concert talk

1 Friday 30.11.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen, violinist Michael Wolpe, presenter Sibelius: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture

2 Friday 1.2.13 David Robertson, conductor Arie Vardi, pianist and presenter Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

4 Friday 29.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Kun Woo Paik, pianist Oren Nahari, presenter Weber: Oberon Overture Ayal Adler: Crystallization Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4

5 Friday 10.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Prof. Moshe Zuckermann, lecturer Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

3 Friday 8.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano David Witzthum, presenter Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

Jerusalem Theatre, at 12:00 Subscription from NIS 864 * Ticket exchange does not include coffee and cake

HAIFA A

1 Sunday 14.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Ilya Konovalov, violinist Roman Spitzer, violist Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Tuesday 20.11.12 Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5

3 Thursday 29.11.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Rudi Stephan: Music for Orchestra* Sibelius: Violin Concerto Ravel: La Valse Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

4 Sunday 27.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

5 Sunday 10.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Mahler: Symphony no. 4

6 Wednesday 27.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Michael Barenboim•, violinist Schoenberg: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica")

7 Sunday 12.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Haydn: Symphony no. 83 ("La Poule") Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

9 Sunday 23.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

10 Thursday 11.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Eva Mei• (Mrs. Alice Ford), soprano Ekaterina Sadovnikova• (Anne Ford), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Mrs. Page), mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri• (Mistress Quickly), mezzosoprano Paolo Fanale• (Fenton), tenor Niklas Björling Rygert (Dr. Caius), tenor Anthony Mee• (Bardolph), tenor Paolo Gavanelli (Falstaff), baritone Boaz Daniel• (Mr. Ford), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Pistol), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Falstaff (Opera in concert form)

8 Thursday 6.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

Haifa Auditorium Full series from NIS 1,198 Mini series from NIS 658 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

HAIFA B

1 Monday 15.10.12 Zubin Mehta, conductor Yuja Wang, pianist Ilya Konovalov, violinist Roman Spitzer, violist Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Brahms: Symphony no. 1

2 Wednesday 21.11.12 Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5

3 Tuesday 4.12.12 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen•, violinist Maria Bengtsson•, soprano Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Rudi Stephan: Music for violin and orchestra* Mahler: Symphony no. 4

4 Monday 28.1.13 David Robertson, conductor Itamar Zorman•, violinist Haydn: Symphony no. 102 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Bartok: Concerto for orchestra

5 Monday 11.3.13 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinist Arianna Zukerman, soprano Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3, K. 216 Mozart: "L’amerò sarò costante", aria from "Il re pastore", K. 208 Schubert: Symphony no. 5

6 Thursday 28.3.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Kun Woo Paik•, pianist Pigovat: Music of Sorrow and Hope Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 Dvorak: Symphony no. 7

7 Monday 13.5.13 Andras Schiff, conductor and pianist Haydn: Symphony no. 83 ("La Poule") Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor")

8 Tuesday 11.6.13 Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Boris Andrianov•, cellist Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello, op. 125 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

9 Monday 24.6.13 Semyon Bychkov, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Schubert: Symphony no. 9 ("The Great")

10 Tuesday 16.7.13 Zubin Mehta, conductor Julianna di Giacomo• (Desdemona), soprano Stella Grigorian• (Emilia), mezzo-soprano Marco Berti (Otello), tenor Ludovic Tézier• (Iago), baritone Maurizio Muraro (Ludovico/Montano), bass The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir Verdi: Otello (Opera in concert form)

Haifa Auditorium Full series from NIS 1,198 Mini series from NIS 658 • IPO Debut / * First IPO Performance

Chamber Music Series

1 Saturday 13.10.12 Yuja Wang, pianist Yigal Tuneh, violinist Miriam Hartman, violist Emanuele Silvestri, cellist Mozart: Piano Quartet, K. 493 Brahms: Piano Quartet, op. 60

2 Saturday 24.11.12 Ray Chen, violinist Julia Rovinsky, harpist Polina Kozhevnikova, Sharon Cohen, violinists Amir Van Der Hal, violist Iris Regev, cellist Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for violin and harp Fauré: Elegy for cello and harp Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane Caplet: Conte Fantastique for harp and string quartet Mozart: String Quintet in G minor, K. 516

3 Saturday 22.12.12 The Israel String Quartet Yigal Tuneh, Avital Steiner, violinists Robert Mozes, violist Emanuele Silvestri, cellist Mozart: String Quartet, K. 157 Haydn: String Quartet no. 1, op. 74 Beethoven: String Quartet, op. 74 ("The Harp")

4 Saturday 19.1.13 Dafna String Quartet Drorit Valk, Amnon Valk, violinists Eliana Lowenberg, violist Yoram Alperin, cellist with Ron Selka, clarinetist Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 Mozart: String Quartet, K. 465 ("Dissonant") Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581

5 Saturday 16.2.13 Roman Spitzer, violinist Amir Van Der Hal, violist Emanuele Silvestri, cellist Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563 Bach: Goldberg Variations (arr. by Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

6 Saturday 30.3.13 Kun Woo Paik, pianist Polina Kozhevnikova, Sharon Cohen, Elyakum Salzman, violinists Amir Van Der Hal, violist Emanuele Silvestri, cellist Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45 Chausson: Concerto for piano and string quartet

7 Saturday 20.4.13 Yelena Tishin, Shmuel Glaser, violinists Eugenia Oren-Malkovsky, violist Dmitri Golderman, cellist Ram Oren, trumpeter Omon: Quartet for flugelhorn and strings, op. 109 no. 1 Aslanyan: Concertino for trumpet and strings Arutyunian: Elegy for trumpet and strings Bardanashvili: Scene for flugelhorn and strings Khachaturian: Double fugue for string quartet Arban: Variations on a Tyrolean song for trumpet and strings

8 Saturday 11.5.13 Andras Schiff, pianist Recital Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, op. 54 Schumann: Sonata no. 1, op. 11 Mendelssohn: Fantasy, op. 28 Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, op. 13

9 Saturday 1.6.13 Boris Andrianov, cellist The IPO Richter String Quartet Ilya Konovalov, Shmuel Glaser, violinists Dmitri Ratush, violist Felix Nemirovsky, cellist Beethoven: String Quartet no. 11, op. 95 Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D. 956

10 Saturday 20.7.13

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Saturdays at 5:00 pm Full series NIS 550 / Mini series at NIS 300 Mini series A Mini series B

Yevgenia Pikovsky, Elyakum Salzman, violinists Dmitri Ratush, Vladislav Krasnov, violists Felix Nemirovsky, Iris Regev, cellists Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for string sextet, op. 4 Beethoven: Sonata no. 9 for piano and violin ("Kreutzer"), arr. for string quintet

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