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It's hard to believe that there are any top international orchestras that haven't yet performed at the Elbphilharmonie—especially such legendary ones! But the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's guest performance is indeed a premiere, and one with the potential to be the concert of the year.

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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Martin Fröst / Lahav Shani

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Sivan Magen, harpist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and violinist Itamar Zorman, top prize winner in the Tchaikovsky Competition.

Harp and Violin

Rio Salado Park

The chamber concerts of the Lower Saxony State Orchestra Hannover were founded over 150 years ago as quartet evenings by concertmaster Joseph Joachim and continue to exist as a popular concert series to this day. In 2024/25, various ensembles will also play concerts with programs they have put together themselves. These traditional Sunday concerts in the State Museum will take place twice each from autumn due to high demand. The concert ticket entitles you to entry to the exhibitions on the day of the concert.

Chamber concert

Sprengel Museum

Landesmuseum Hannover

The Israeli composer Michael Seltenreich, whose latest orchestral work is presented in this concert, grew up in Tel Aviv. Like Lahav Shani, he benefited from an early age from the lively Israeli music scene, whose founding father is considered to be Paul Ben-Haim from Munich. Born as Paul Frankenburger, he left his hometown in 1933 and emigrated to Palestine with the hope of peaceful coexistence between different cultures, religions and ethnic groups. His 1st Symphony was written in the first year of the Second World War and, although the circumstances of the time left their mark on the work, conveys confidence and comfort. In his violin concerto »L'Arbre des songes«, Henri Dutilleux explores the inner interweavings of a dream world. »L'Arbre des songes« is dedicated to the violinist Isaac Stern, the former teacher of Renaud Capuçon. In this work, Dutilleux moves away from conventions, composes in part aleatorically and uses orchestral interludes to counteract the traditional multi-movement structure. The Korean composer Unsuk Chin also questions the way traditions are handled in an ironic and loving way with her short work »subito con forza«, referring to the juxtaposition of symbolic contrasts that is so typical for Beethoven.

Chin Dutilleux Rare Ben-Haim

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

Gasteig HP8

A trio of extraordinary musicians, including acclaimed guest artist, clarinetist Charles Neidich, will now perform works by Khachaturian, Bartók, Dvořák, Gershwin, and Paul Ben-Haim. Read the full press release here.

Israeli Chamber Project With Charles Neidich, Clarinet

Kohl Mansion

With passion, precision, warmth, and a gorgeous blend, the excellent Jerusalem Quartet returns for the first time in five years to Rackham Auditorium, performing Paul Ben-Haim’s rhapsodic quartet alongside a quartet by Haydn. Founded in 1993, the quartet’s wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression carries on the string quartet tradition with its warm, full, human sound.

Jerusalem Quartet Inon Barnatan, piano

University of Michigan

CMP will be collecting non-perishable food donations for the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. Each ticket holder that brings a donation will receive an Access Pass, good for one free CMP concert ticket to any future performance.

Jerusalem Quartet

PPU Pittsburgh Playhouse

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Israel Philharmonic

Davies Symphony Hall

Avi Avital’s programme spans four centuries of mandolin history to show the art that his instrument has inspired. He opens his Wigmore Hall Residency with an engrossing selection of original works and arrangements, including Paul Ben-Haim’s pulsating Sonata a tre and Death is a Friend of Ours, a surprisingly uplifting work specially written for Avi Avital which celebrates the joy of being alive.

Avi Avital mandolin; Anneleen Lenaerts harp; Lukasz Kuropaczewski guitar; Ophira Zakai theorbo; Alexander von Heißen harpsichord

Wigmore Hall

Jonathan Leibovitz ‘has that singular ability to mesmerise the listener in everything he does, moulding every phrase with imagination, infallible control and above all with a commanding personality,’ writes BBC Music Magazine. The young Israeli clarinettist, winner of the Crusell, Aviv and Carl Nielsen Competitions, is joined by Eylam Keshet in a beguiling programme crowned by Paul Ben-Haim’s seductive Songs without Words.

Composer

Paul Ben-Haim

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 26, 2026

Avi Avital mandolin; Anneleen Lenaerts harp; Lukasz Kuropaczewski guitar; Ophira Zakai theorbo; Alexander von Heißen harpsichord · Wigmore Hall

Dec 29, 2026

Jonathan Leibovitz clarinet; Eylam Keshet piano · Wigmore Hall

Apr 28, 2027

Pinchas Zukerman, violin · Palm Beach Symphony

Past events

Nov 3, 2025

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Martin Fröst / Lahav Shani · Elbphilharmonie

Feb 23, 2025

Harp and Violin · Hayden's Ferry Chamber Music Series

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