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

Playing for life: mother and son perform in Tel Aviv - feature

Soviet-born Jerusalemite pianist Oxana Yablonskaya celebrates a special birthday.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS

Songs of the Tribe - feature

Israeli Opera soloists join the Ra'anana Symphonette Orchestra in a celebration of Israeli songs.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN

The Ra'anana Symphonette Orchestra will be joined by Israeli Opera soloits on Tuesday.

*NSYNC drops first new song together in 20 years

*NSYNC's last studio album, "Celebrity," was released in 2001.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023ByREUTERS

American boy band *NSYNC pose during the unveiling ceremony of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, U.S. April 30, 2018.

Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra moves from Baroque to Classic

Meniker says he was looking to give the audiences oxymoronic value for money when he got down to piecing the program together.

JUNE 24, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS

ZVI MENIKER will conduct and take the solo spot on fortepiano.

Conductor Mälkki debuts with Israel Philharmonic

The concerts will include two symphonic tone poems: En Saga by Jean Sibelius and Le Poeme de l’extase by Alexander Scriabine, as well as Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody for cello.

JUNE 13, 2023BySARAH HERSHENSON