11 August 2009
THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES
40 YEARS WITH ZUBIN MEHTA AS MUSIC DIRECTOR
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Maestro
Zubin Mehta as its Music Director, with a range of special concerts and events in his honor. The IPO's 74th Season, 2009/2010, will feature a rich and varied repertoire, a wide selection of concerts performed by the world's leading conductors and soloists, as well as leading Israeli musicians, playing the masterpieces of celebrated composers.
Maestro Mehta will open the season on 10 October 2009 in a Brahms Festival with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder performing Concerti 1 & 2; Symphony no. 1 and the German Requiem with internationally acclaimed Israeli soprano Chen Reiss and the Gary Bertini Israeli Choir. Two masterpieces will follow: Bach's Easter Oratorio and Christmas Oratorio and Mozart's Coronation Mass (December 2009) conducted by Peter Schreier, with the world's leading singers, such as Talia Or, Britta Schwarz and others and the Prague Philharmonic Choir, as well as Strauss' Four Last Songs with Christiane Oelze. The IPO will premiere The Divine Song, written by Indian composer Naresh Sohal for narrator and orchestra in Mehta’s honor.
Other highlights of the season include a Brahms Festival, featuring his symphonies and other works: Christoph von Dohnanyi will conduct Symphony no. 2; Zubin Mehta will conduct Symphony no. 3 and Gianandrea Noseda will conduct Symphony no. 4. The IPO will celebrate 2009-2010 with a Piano Festival, featuring Rudolf Buchbinder, Chinese pianists Lang Lang and Yuja Wang, Hélène Grimaud, Nava Perlman, Alexander Toradze and Emanuel Ax in several concerts throughout the year.
As in every season, Mehta continues to encourage, promote and premier Israeli and contemporary works at the IPO and he will conduct one such premier, Oded Zehavi's Sela (Rock), at the opening of the season.
Regular IPO series such as Gala, Saturday Classic, Classic Eight, Six at 7:00, Friday at 2:00, Philoclassica, Light Classical Music, Philolight, The IPO in Jeans, Haifa Series A and B, the Jerusalem Series and the popular Friday morning Intermezzo Series in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem will also continue next season. The Chamber Music Series at the Tel-Aviv Museum will take place on Saturdays at 17.00.
The season will conclude in July 2010 with Mehta conducting two operas by Verdi, Il Trovatore and Rigoletto, with internationally renowned singers Micaela Carosi, Anna Smirnova, Salvatore Licitra, Maurizio Muraro, Bracha Kol and others. Chen Reiss will also sing the role of Gilda alongside celebrated singers such as Leo Nucci (Rigoletto), and with the Gary Bertini Israeli Choir.
Ticket sales and further information: http://www.ipo.co.il/
THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES
40 YEARS WITH ZUBIN MEHTA AS MUSIC DIRECTOR
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Maestro
Zubin Mehta as its Music Director, with a range of special concerts and events in his honor. The IPO's 74th Season, 2009/2010, will feature a rich and varied repertoire, a wide selection of concerts performed by the world's leading conductors and soloists, as well as leading Israeli musicians, playing the masterpieces of celebrated composers.
Maestro Mehta will open the season on 10 October 2009 in a Brahms Festival with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder performing Concerti 1 & 2; Symphony no. 1 and the German Requiem with internationally acclaimed Israeli soprano Chen Reiss and the Gary Bertini Israeli Choir. Two masterpieces will follow: Bach's Easter Oratorio and Christmas Oratorio and Mozart's Coronation Mass (December 2009) conducted by Peter Schreier, with the world's leading singers, such as Talia Or, Britta Schwarz and others and the Prague Philharmonic Choir, as well as Strauss' Four Last Songs with Christiane Oelze. The IPO will premiere The Divine Song, written by Indian composer Naresh Sohal for narrator and orchestra in Mehta’s honor.
Other highlights of the season include a Brahms Festival, featuring his symphonies and other works: Christoph von Dohnanyi will conduct Symphony no. 2; Zubin Mehta will conduct Symphony no. 3 and Gianandrea Noseda will conduct Symphony no. 4. The IPO will celebrate 2009-2010 with a Piano Festival, featuring Rudolf Buchbinder, Chinese pianists Lang Lang and Yuja Wang, Hélène Grimaud, Nava Perlman, Alexander Toradze and Emanuel Ax in several concerts throughout the year.
As in every season, Mehta continues to encourage, promote and premier Israeli and contemporary works at the IPO and he will conduct one such premier, Oded Zehavi's Sela (Rock), at the opening of the season.
Regular IPO series such as Gala, Saturday Classic, Classic Eight, Six at 7:00, Friday at 2:00, Philoclassica, Light Classical Music, Philolight, The IPO in Jeans, Haifa Series A and B, the Jerusalem Series and the popular Friday morning Intermezzo Series in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem will also continue next season. The Chamber Music Series at the Tel-Aviv Museum will take place on Saturdays at 17.00.
The season will conclude in July 2010 with Mehta conducting two operas by Verdi, Il Trovatore and Rigoletto, with internationally renowned singers Micaela Carosi, Anna Smirnova, Salvatore Licitra, Maurizio Muraro, Bracha Kol and others. Chen Reiss will also sing the role of Gilda alongside celebrated singers such as Leo Nucci (Rigoletto), and with the Gary Bertini Israeli Choir.
Ticket sales and further information: http://www.ipo.co.il/
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