Classical music

No whining and women: This Witches? Festival returns with a salute to female musicianship

The event was initiated by Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (JBO) founder-conductor-artistic director David Shemer, with the JBO performing predominantly baroque scores.

OCTOBER 11, 2026|ByBARRY DAVIS

ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman's face is pictured behind a violin.

OFRA YITZHAKI: ‘My primary drive is simply to record music I believe in deeply, on an artistic level.’

Ofra Yitzhaki talks to ‘Post’ about new albums focusing on monumental musical figures - interview

As Bardanashvili aptly put it, Yitzhaki’s dedication is “a gift to everyone – to the audience, to the history of music, and especially to composers.”

AUGUST 18, 2026|ByLIRAN GURKIEWICZ

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.

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.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN/MAARIV

Pianist Ido Shalom takes his seat at the keyboard

Pianist Ido Shalom on music, meaning, and playing beyond the concert hall

Shalom states, “To me, music is about conveying emotions. It’s about creating moments that resonate with people.”

FEBRUARY 5, 2026|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet will perform Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 with the Philadelphia Orchestra

MAY 30, 2018BySARAH HERSHENSON

Israel Festival: Bach in Ein Kerem Eden-Tamir Music Centre

The Phoenix Ensemble for period instruments, directed by Myrna Herzog, presented an impressive rendition of Bach’s Musical Offering

MAY 29, 2018ByURY EPPSTEIN

Church tradition holds that John was born in Ein Karem

Anita Kamien, Sharon Azrieli light up Hebrew University Orchestra

The program for the concert features what Kamien terms “An Evening of Orchestral and Vocal Masterpieces.”

MAY 27, 2018ByBARRY DAVIS

Jean-Yves Thibaudet to perform with Philadelphia Orchestra in Israel

The concert pianist will perform Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety) for solo piano and orchestra in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem next week.

MAY 26, 2018BySARAH HERSHENSON