A nocturnal prorgamme exploring the night in music from the Renaissance, Baroque and until our days.
Kolner Vocalsolisten choir

In their concert the Koelner Vokalsolisten take ‘Night’ as their theme. They take us through the darkness on a journey spanning the musical ages. Whether in Gesualdo’s lugubrious madrigals, Eric Whitacre’s golden-gleaming visions of darkness, or in Max Reger’s religious pieces (Nachtlied, Unser lieben Frauen Traum), the Vokalsolisten with their atmospherically glowing sound show an absolute command of the varying styles, bringing the pieces to life in a kind of illuminated speech. Vokalsolist Fabian Hemmelmann’s composition shows links to Bach’s chorale Komm o Tod du Schlafes Bruder, adding a euphoric element to the baroque sounds. Oevres written by William Byrd, Johannes Brahms, Francis Poulenc u.a.

Eric Le Sage, piano (France)

A piano recital of the French pianist Eric Le Sage with music by Robert Schumann , following le Sage’s award winning album.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano n° 21 op.53 “Waldstein”
Sonata for piano n° 30 op. 109
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Sonata for piano op. 111
Fantaisie op. 17

Master-class participants concerts

Accordone:
Guido Morini Harpsichord, leading
Marco Beasley, voice
Rossella Croce, Esther Crazzolara violin
Marco Testori cello Franco Pavan theorbo

Giulio Caccini (1550-1610)
Udite amanti
Amore
Amarilli mia bella
Biagio Marini (1587 – 1663)
Sonata a 3 sopra Fuggi dolente core
Amante lontano della sua donna
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Sì dolce è ’l tormento
Giovanni Stefani (17th c.)
Amante felice
Alessandro Grandi (?-1630)
O quam tu pulchra es
Guido Morini (1959)
Concerto spirituale
Claudio Monteverdi
Laudate Dominum
Marco Beasley (1957)
Tarantella Primma, Siconna e Terza
Anonymous
La bella noeva
Anonymous
Lo Guarracino

Jens Lindemann, trumpets
Asaf Hachimi, bass
Gilad Dobrecky, percussion and drums
Katia Toobool, piano
Featuring Internationally renowned trumpet soloist Jens Lindemann.
An unforgettable evening of virtuosity featuring the sounds and styles of, J.S. Bach, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin,  Dizzy Gillespie, Sting and more!

Eric le Sage, piano (France)
Francois Salque, cello (France)

Two of France’s greatest soloists, the pianist Eric le Sage and the cellist Francois Salque, in a concert dedicated to music from their home land, France.
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963): Sonata in E major op. 143
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Sonata for cello and piano
Luis Vierne (1870 – 1937) : Soirs étrangers » op. 56
(Grenade – sur le Léman – Venise – Steppe canadien – poissons chinois)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924) Romance & Elégie
Gabriel Fauré 1st sonata in D minor op.109

Fitzwilliam Quartet (England)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
The Seven Last Words of Christ

Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String quartet no. 3, op. 73

Koelner Vokalsolisten (Germany). Ansgar Eimann, conductor
Rosemary Danziger, soprano (Israel)
Claire Meghnagi, soprano (Israel)
Hillel Zori, conductor and cellist (Israel)
Francois Salque, cello (France)
Zvi Orlianski, cello (Israel)
The festival celli ensemble
An Israeli premiere to Julian Marshall’s “Out of the Darkness”, based on texts by the great Jewish German poet Gertrud Kolmar, who was murdered in the Auschwitz Death Camp during the holocaust. The programme will also include Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasilieras No. 1 and No. 5

Julian Marshall Our of the Darkness
David Popper (1843 – 1913) Requiem op. 66
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959) Bachianas Brasileiras no. 1, no. 5

Joshua Epstein, violin
Hillel Zori, cello
Arnon Erez, piano

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Adagio and Allegro opus 70, for cello and piano

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Piano trio no. 1 in D Minor, Opus 49
Molto Allegro Agitato
Andante con molto tranquilo
Scherzo. Legro e vivace
Finale: Allegro assai appasionato

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Opus 8
Allegro con moto
Scherzo. Allegro molto
Adagio non troppo
Finale. Allegro molto agitato

A new concert of Israel’s music icon, Shem Tov Levi, and a string trio featuring Levi’s music in new arrangements for a string trio and Levi on piano, flute and singing.
Shem-tov Levi, one of the central and most important musicians in the Israeli cultural scene, in a new and special concert featuring the best of his songs, written throughout the years, rearranged for a string trio and piano, by Levi himself.
The programme will also include music by Bach, Piazzolla and other classical composers.

Shem-tov Levi, piano, flute and voice
Yael Brolsky, violin
Yael Patish, viola
Shira Mani-Sarur, cello

Fitzwilliam Quartet (Britain)
Mira Awad (Israel)

The British Fitzwilliam hosts the Great singer Mira Awad in a programme that combines original music rearranged for a string quartet and music from the Baroque period performed by Awad.

Accordone:
Guido Morini, harpsichord, piano, conducting
Marco Beasley voice
Rossella Croce, Esther Crazzolara violin
Marco Testori cello Fabio Accurso lute
Franco Pavan theorbo Mauro Durante frame drums
Silvia Perrone dancer

Among the delights of the sea and the fury of Vesuvius: a fresco on the Neapolitan music from the sixteenth century to the present day, performed by the Italian Ensemble Accordone, including ten players and singers with the Italian folk dancer Silvia Pirone.

Marco Beasley (1957)
Serenata
Guido Morini (1959)
Ballo de li Sante
Adriano Willaert (1490-1562)
Vecchie letrose
G. Morini
Tarantella Tapanella
R.Falvo/E.Fusco
Dicitencello vuie
Anonimo/G.Morini
Canzone alla montemaranese
Marco Beasley (1957)
Stella Diana
Anonimo
In galera li panettieri
Lucio Dalla (1943-2012)
Caruso
Mauro Durante
Taranta Grecanica
M. Beasley
Tarantella I, II e III
Vincenzo Valente (1855-1921)
Tiempe bbelle
Anonimo
Cicerenella

Camerata Geneva (Switzerland)
David Greilsammer, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello (England-USA)

The great cellist Steven Isserlis, in a rare visit to Israel, will be hosted by the Swiss Orchestra Geneva Camerata led by David Greilsammer. The programme will include music by Mozart, Haydn and others.

Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Alcione – Suite
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto in C Major for cello and orchestra, hob. VIIB:1
Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)
Ramifications
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201

Geneva Camerata
David Greilsammer, conductor and pianist

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Symphony in D Minor, op. 12, no. 4 “La Casa del Diavolo”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1673-1764)
Suite from “Platée”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto in E flat Major, for piano and orchestra, K. 271, “Jeunehomme”

Maria Juncal Flamenco Ensemble (Spain)

Maria Juncal, one of the leading dancers of Spain, with a big ensemble of musicians and dancers, will present a storming flamenco show that will conclude the festivals’ decade’s celebrations.