Some orchestras banned Russian music — the Israeli Philharmonic embraced it
What does it mean for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev while Russia wages war on Ukraine?
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Zubin Mehta has been the musical leader of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for four decades. In the next two years, The New York Times reports, he will cede his directorship of the Philharmonic to Lahav Shani, who has been alive for only three-quarters of that time. Shani, 29, a pianist and conductor, made his first…
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The Schmooze Gustavo Dudamel May Not Return to Israel
Superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel is reconsidering future engagements in Israel after being interrogated by security services upon arriving in and leaving from Ben Gurion airport. Dudamel, 32, who is music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, was in Israel to conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for a week-long series…
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The Schmooze Israel Philharmonic’s Japanese Percussionist Reacts to London Protests
It used to be that being boycotted wasn’t any fun. Having protesters wave placards outside your shop was a mark of shame that could be quite effective in forcing a change in policy. But Palestinian Solidarity activists’ interruption of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s September 1 performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall seems to have seriously…
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The Schmooze Out and About: Third-Generation Holocaust Literature; Whither the Israel Philharmonic?
A Holocaust-themed video game called “Sonderkommando Revolt,” based on a 1944 uprising at Auschwitz, has been withdrawn. Chibi Vision, “your new favorite science fiction hip-hop boy band” talks about the Jewish love-hate for Christmas. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, but what does its future hold? LABA, a Jewish house…
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