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Bringing its historic message of peace through music, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, joined by Music Director for Life Zubin Mehta, and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, returns to the United States in March 2014 traveling to fourteen cities, a significant increase in previous US itineraries. The IPO acts as Cultural Ambassador for the State of Israel during this tour to the United States. New locations include the cities of Chapel Hill, Virginia Beach and Louisville, KY. The IPO also returns to Chicago, Boston, Miami, Naples, Houston, Newark, Greenvale, NY, Ann Arbor and Washington, DC, along with gala benefits presented by the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) at New York’s Carnegie Hall and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 20 and West Palm Beach Monday, March 24 with Maestro Zubin Mehta leading special guest artists violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth for benefit performances including Partos’ Concertino for String Orchestra, Brahms’Double Concerto for Violin & Cello and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Zubin Mehta leads concerts in Ann Arbor (March 15), Chicago (March 17), Boston (March 19), Greenvale, NY (March 22) and Miami (March 23) which feature Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version). March 23 in Miami marks Mehta's conducting debut at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Gianandrea Noseda leads the IPO for seven performances in the cities of Naples (March 25), Houston (March 27), Newark (March 29), Washington, DC (March 30), Louisville, Kentucky (April 1), Virginia Beach (April 2) and Chapel Hill, North Carolina (April 3) for a program consisting of Faure’s Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80,Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) Suite, Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
The 2014 tour comes during the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 78th season which has been both rich in collaboration and new beginnings with performances in the newly renovated Charles Bronfman Auditorium. Due to the efforts of the AFIPO and the generous support of donors worldwide, this state-of-the-art hall was unveiled in Tel Aviv in May 2013. Esteemed conductorsChristoph von Dohnanyi, Valerie Gergiev, Omer Meir Wellber, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Kent Nagano lead artists such as Anne-Sophie Mutter, András Schiff, Julian Rachlin and Rudolph Buchbinder during the hall’s inaugural year. Please click the image link to view the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 2013/ 2014 season video with Zubin Mehta.
Maestro Zubin Mehta continues his role as a leader and friend of the IPO and the State of Israel. Music Director for Life of the IPO, Mehta has held the post of Music Director for the Montreal Symphony, Los AngelesPhilharmonic, Bavarian State Opera and New York Philharmonic—for which, at 13 years, he remains the organization’s longest-serving Music Director. He was also made an Honorary Member of the New York Philharmonic, an homage formerly bestowed on Wagner, Liszt, Dvorák, Copland and Bernstein, among others.
Zubin Mehta has maintained a strong commitment to exposing today’s youth to classical music. He founded the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation in his birthplace of Mumbai, where more than 300 children annually find access to Western Classical Music. The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv educates young talent in Israel and is closely related to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, as is a project of teaching young Arab-Israelis in the cities of Shwaram and Nazareth.
Maestro Mehta has conducted over two thousand concerts as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, including multiple tours spanning five continents. In 2006, Zubin Mehta was recognized for his extraordinary artistic achievements as a KennedyCenter Honoree. In 2011, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and became a recipient of the Furtwängler Prize at Bonn's prestigious Beethovenfest for his "dedication both to music and social issues."
In 2011 the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra appointed Gianandrea Noseda as Principal Guest Conductor during its 75th anniversary season and Maestro Zubin Mehta’s 50th anniversary conducting the Orchestra. Mr. Noseda is among the most sought-after conductors of our time. Since becoming Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino in 2007 he has propelled the organization into the ranks of leading opera houses. He holds the Victor De Sabata Guest Conductor Chair of the Pittsburgh Symphony and is Conductor Laureate of the BBC Philharmonic. In 2002 he became Principal Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, a post he held for nearly ten years.
About the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1936 as a haven for the oppressed Jewish virtuosi of Europe. Today, the Orchestra is recognized both nationally and internationally as an eminent musical institution and as Israel’s musical ambassador. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1936 by Bronislaw Huberman and its inaugural concert, on December 26, 1936, was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. The orchestra strives to promote artists, composers, and young talents from Israel and abroad through its commissions and premieres and has hosted most of the world's greatest conductors and soloists. With leaders such as Maestro Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Masur, Yoel Levi, and Gianandrea Noseda, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra plays a vital role in Israel's musical and cultural development seventy-four years after its founding.
About Gianandrea Noseda
Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda is Music Director of Teatro Regio in Turin, Artistic Director of the Stresa Festival, Laureate Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester (after four years as Principal Conductor and four years as Chief Conductor), Principal Conductor of the Orquesta de CadaquéÌs in Spain, Chief Guest Conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and holds the Victor de Sabata Guest Conductor Chair of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Noseda started his international career in 1995 and has since appeared with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, and the Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, London and City of Birmingham Symphonies. In 1997, he became the first foreign Principal Guest Conductor at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, where he also set up the Mariinsky Young Philharmonic Orchestra and served as its Principal Conductor. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic (1999-2003) and of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Turin (2003-2006).
As an opera conductor, he has led the Mariinsky Theatre both on tour and in St. Petersburg in new productions of opera and ballet, and returns every summer for the Stars of White Nights Festival. He has also conducted at the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera and La Scala in Milan. For his activity in Italy and abroad, he was awarded the Cavaliere Ufficiale al Merito della Repubblica Italiana by the President of Italy.
About Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman has remained a phenomenon in the world of music for over four decades and his name is equally respected as violinist, violist, conductor, pedagogue and chamber musician. Mr. Zukerman's 2013-2014 season includes over 100 worldwide performances and he is currently in his 15th season as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Ottawa, with whom he toured China in the fall of this year. In his fifth season as Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, he leads the ensemble in concerts throughout Spain, Russia and the United Kingdom with a nationwide tour of the United States. Additional orchestral engagements include the Vienna Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata, Israel Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and a return visit to Australia for appearances with the Sydney and Adelaide Symphonies and West Australian Symphony Orchestra in Perth. Spring recitals with pianist Yefim Bronfman take place throughout North America and the Zukerman Chamber Players perform at the Ravinia, Verbier and Miyazaki Festivals in addition to their third South American tour.
Over the last decade, Pinchas Zukerman has become regarded as aconductor, leading many of the world's top ensembles in a wide variety of the orchestral repertoire's most demanding works. He has been awarded the Medal of Arts, the Isaac Stern Award for Artistic Excellence and was appointed as the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative's first instrumentalist mentor in the music discipline. Pinchas Zukerman's extensive discography contains over 100 titles, and has earned him 21 Grammy nominations and two awards.
About Amanda Forsyth
Cellist Amanda Forsyth’s playing and technique is as varied as the range she displays as an internationally in-demand soloist, chamber musician and principal cello of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. She performs frequently with Orchestre Radio de France, Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the orchestras of Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal. She made her debut at the Moscow Conservatory in 2009 returning with the Moscow Virtuosi in both Moscow and St Petersburg in 2011 and appeared with the Mariinsky Orchestra in St Petersburg conducted by Valery Gergiev in 2012 and 2013. Ms. Forsyth returns to her position as principal cello of the National Arts Centre Orchestra for the 2013-14 season following a year-long sabbatical. She will be the featured soloist in March 2014 performing Elektra Rising, a double concerto composed by her late father, Dr. Malcolm Forsyth, for which she won a 1997 Juno Award for her recording. Ms. Forsyth’s discography includes albums for the Sony Classics, Naxos, Altara, Fanfare, Marquis, Pro Arte and CBC labels.
Born in South Africa, Ms. Forsyth moved to Canada as a child and began playing cello at age three, later studying in London and New York. After two seasons with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra she became the youngest principal ever selected by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. She was appointed principal cello of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 1998. Ms. Forsyth performs on a rare 1699 Italian cello by Carlo Giuseppe Testore.
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
2014 US TOUR
Saturday, March 15, 2014, 8:45 pm
University Musical Society, Hill Auditorium,
Ann Arbor, MI
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c minor
Monday, March 17, 2014, 8:00 pm
Symphony Center
Chicago, IL
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c minor
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 8:00 pm
Symphony Hall
Boston, MA
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c minor
Thursday, March 20, 2014, 7:00 pm
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium
New York, NY
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, Violin
Amanda Forsyth, Cello
PARTOS: Concertino for String Orchestra
BRAHMS: Double Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
(AFIPO New York Benefit — click here for more information)
Saturday, March 22, 2014, 8:30 pm
Tilles Performing Arts Center
Greenvale, NY
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c minor
Sunday, March 23, 2014, 8:00 pm
Adrienne Arsht Center, Knight Concert Hall
Miami, FL
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c minor
Monday, March 24, 2014, 8:00 pm
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, Violin
Amanda Forsyth, Cello
PARTOS: Concertino for String Orchestra
BRAHMS: Double Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
(AFIPO Palm Beach Benefit — click here for more information)
Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 8:00 pm
Frances Pew Hayes Hall
Naples, FL
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 8:00 pm
Society for the Performing Arts, Jones Hall
Houston, TX
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Saturday, March 29, 2014, 8:30 pm
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Newark, NJ
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Sunday, March 30, 2014, 7:00 pm
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 7:30 pm
The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall
Louisville, KY
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 7:30 pm
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
Virginia Beach, VA
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7:30 pm
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Memorial Hall
Chapel Hill, NC
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite, Op. 80
RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
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