Accessibility
- Mark keyboard navigation
-
Choose font size
-
Change contrast
- Reset accessibility
The East West Series 2017-18
The East West Series 2017-18
East meets West with the Jerusalem Andelusian Orchestra.
Exciting Mediterranean musical encounters.
Conductor, arranger and music director: Tom Cohen
Exciting Mediterranean musical encounters.
Conductor, arranger and music director: Tom Cohen
The Jerusalem Andelusian Orchestra, under the music direction of Tom Cohen, makes its Opera house debut in a series of four concerts that cross bridges and unite variegated musical traditions, all of which were created on the shores of the Mediterranean.
Each concert is devoted to a specific musical world, form the great singers of Egypt, to the French chansons and from the music of Algiers to the core of the Israeli Mediterranean song.
Each concert features a unique musical dialogue with leading soloists who come from a variety of musical worlds and traditions.
24/10/2017 20:00
The greatest chansons of Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Yves Montand, Charles Aznavour and many others performed in a unique North African, Arab and Turkish style.Read more
20/02/2018 20:00
A homage to one of the founding fathers of Eastern song in Israel, Jo AmarRead more
23/04/2018 20:00
A tribute to the Oran Group, an ensemble that was active in Wahran, Algiers before the civil war, creating music that blended European musical styles with the scales of the Maghreb.Read more
10/06/2018 20:00
A celebration of the music of the giant Egyptian musicians of all time – Umm KulthumRead more