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.

|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.”

|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.

|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.”

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN

The MozART quartet brings us its unique mix of melody and fun

This is classical music meets pop culture meets acrobatics and a fair bit of lampooning into the bargain.

MAY 18, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
THE POLISH-based MozART Group.

Violinist brings experience to forthcoming spots with Israel Camera Orchestra Jerusalem

Braunstein says he has always kept his musical options open, across all kinds of cultural spheres and genres.

APRIL 16, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
GUY BRAUSTEIN: When I was a kid I listened to everything and anything. I had, and still have, an insatiable appetite for every type of music.

Conductor Andres Mustonen brings Bach's body of work to life

Tel Aviv's MustonenFest porgram takes in works by Bach, Mozart, Estonian composer Jaan Rääts, 16th-century German composer Heinrich Schütz and 86-year-old Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

FEBRUARY 26, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
ESTONIAN VIOLINIST-CONDUCTOR Andres Mustonen (center) with his Hortus Musicus ensemble.

Eilat’s Sphera Festival to be lit up by David Dorantes

The inaugural Sphera Festival is back under COVID-19 guidelines and is bringing the best: jazzy textures of Spanish pianist David Doranteswith stellar French bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons.

FEBRUARY 21, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
DAVID DORANTES: ‘During my student years, I played a lot of Chopin. Logically it has also influenced my composing style.’

Completely Mozart: The Pianos Festival tickles Jerusalem’s ivories

The program features three original works inspired by Mozart, specially written for the Jerusalem East-West Orchestra by Wolpe, Nizar Elkhater and jazz-leaning Guy Mintus.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
THE ISRAEL Chamber Orchestra, with conductor Ziv Cojocaru, team up with soloists Malachi Rosenbaum and Oxana Jablonska

Some classical compositions have yet to be performed in Israel - analysis

A possible reason for them having been unjustifiably forgotten is presumably that their composers stood under the formidable shadow of Bach and Handel.

JUNE 20, 2021ByURY EPPSTEIN
THE ALMA trio, with bass and drum support, gets to grips with the music.

Grapevine: Lock around the clock

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 14, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

Jerusalem hosts eighth annual Pianos Festival for free, completely online

Thursday saw the debut of a new project by composer Tom Cohen, featuring guests Dudu Tassa and pianist Omri Mor, which blends the works of Beethoven with classical Andalusian music.

NOVEMBER 14, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE
The Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra plays at the 2019 Pianos Festival.

Amihai Grosz: From Berlin with viola

Now first principal viola player of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerusalem-born Grosz is a seasoned campaigner.

JULY 9, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS
Amihai Grosz

Israel Sinfonietta to perform live concert Saturday night

Internationally-known pianist Asaf Kleinman joins from his home in Austria.

JULY 8, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF