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“London Version” with piano in 4 hands

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Soloists:
Alla Vasilevitsky, soprano
Baritone TBA
Pianists: Raviv Leibzirer and Rafael Skorka
Guest Conductor: Yuval Weinberg (Israel-Germany)

Yuval Weinberg, the Principal Conductor of the SWR Vokalensemble (Stuttgart Broadcasting Authority Choir) and of the Eurochoir youth choir, returns to the Ensemble in 2024-25 season, to lead it in one of the moving works that celebrate human spirit. Brahms’ original version—for choir, soloists and a piano duet—enables the choir to express itself and bring the voice of the person who’s remaining behind.

A-Cappella Concert

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

Beautiful a-cappella works originating from four different countries; all share inner quietness expressed in bewitching heavenly music and infinite beauty–which the night provides for the awakened believers.

Rachmaninoff:  All-Night Vigil
S. Barber: Agnus Dei
G. Tavener: The Lamb
H. Wolf: Sacred Songs

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble 
Nueva Manteca Band (The Netherlands)
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

Dutch pianist Jan Hartong spent a long time in Cuba and specialized in Afro-Cuban music. After the success of his Afro-Cuban Sanctus, Hartong wrote the Requiem para el Mundo, which combines the text of the Latin Requiem prayer with Afro-Cuban music. Jan Hartong’s composition is performed by the Israeli Vocal Ensemble together with Nueva Manteca Band from the Netherlands, one of the leading bands in the field of Latin music in Europe.

* This concert was supposed to be held in 2023-24 season, but was cancelled due to the war.

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Barrocade Orchestra
Soloists:
Daniela Skorka, soprano
Tom Ben Ishai, soprano
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

The Mediterranean sun and the lively Italian temperament are what made the Gloria of the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi his most popular choral work. Surprisingly, the Vesperae written by the 23-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for the Salzburg Cathedral also bring with it an almost Mediterranean temperament, originating from the young and stormy Mozart’s visits to Italy.

Children Opera by David Grossman and Yoni Rechter

Eli Gorenstein, Rabbit
Adi Cesare, Itamar
David Grossman, Narrator
Tomer Bar, pianist
The Israeli Vocal Ensemble: Ori Batchko/Tal Koch, Tom Ben Ishai/Taliya Dishon, Daniel Portnoy
Director: Eli Gorenstein
Arranger: Lotem Asner