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The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival 2025

9-13 September 2025

Early booking for Festival Friends commences 16 July 2025.
Ticket sales to the general public commence 20 July 2025.
Tickets can also be purchased on the Festival website starting 20 July 2025.

The 2025 Festival programme is currently being updated on the Festival website and will appear shortly.

See you this September!

The festival team

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Dear friends,

As our festival enters its twenty-seventh year, we want to thank you, our loyal, cherished audience, and the many wonderful artists who will give us musical experiences which, particularly this year, demonstrate how music can be a succour and a refuge at difficult times. Delighting in artistic beauty and a constant search for new musical discoveries provide a sanctuary which gives strength and calm.    

This year we are celebrating the quintet ensemble in many of its myriad forms, whether strings, or combinations of strings or wind ensembles with piano. Through some of the great works in this genre, by composers including Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Franck and Shostakovich, we will explore the rich and varied sonorities of various combinations of five instruments. In addition, almost every concert will feature lieder, and we will be celebrating two centenaries: the birth of Ravel 150 years ago, and 100 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II. 

With a roster of outstanding instrumentalists and singers, we welcome both familiar friends and new faces. 

Looking forward to a beautiful, exhilarating and fulfilling time together.

PROGRAMME

Franz Schubert

An die Musik, D. 547

  • Thomas E. Bauer baritone
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Ludwig van Beethoven

An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98

  • Thomas E. Bauer baritone
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

String Quintet in G minor, K. 516

  • Christoph Poppen, Nitzan Bartana violins
  • Noga Shaham, Katrin Spiegel violas
  • Astrig Siranossian clarinet

Intermission

Maurice Ravel

Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62

  • Elena Bashkirova, Yulianna Avdeeva piano

Johannes Brahms

Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34

  • Fedor Rudin, Madeleine Carruzzo violins
  • Roman Spitzer viola
  • Ivan Karizna cello
  • Alexander Melnikov piano

Johann Strauss II – Arnold Schoenberg

Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437

  • Roy Amotz flute
  • Pablo Barragán clarinet
  • Tatiana Samouil, Uri Dror violins
  • Matan Noussimovitch viola
  • Astrig Siranossian cello
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Béla Bartók

Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23

  • Tatiana Samouil, Mark Karlinsky violins
  • Roman Spitzer viola
  • Tim Park cello
  • Plamena Mangova piano

Intermission

Gustav Mahler

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

  • Thomas E. Bauer baritone
  • Alexander Melnikov piano

Anton Bruckner

String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

  • Christoph Poppen, Madeleine Carruzzo violins
  • Roman Spitzer, Katrin Spiegel violas
  • Ivan Karizna cello

Johann Strauss II-Anton Webern

Schatz-Walzer, op. 418

  • Nitzan Bartana, Madeleine Carruzzo violins
  • Matan Noussimovitch viola
  • Kaori Yamagami cello
  • Alexander Melnikov piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

  • Pablo Barragán clarinet
  • Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Madeleine Carruzzo violin
  • Roman Spitzer viola
  • Kaori Yamagami cello

Intermission

Hugo Wolf

Lieder

  • Thomas Hampson baritone
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Felix Mendelssohn  

String Quintet no. 2 in B flat major, op. 87

  • Christoph Poppen, Mark Karlinsky violins
  • Matan Noussimovitch, Noga Shaham violas
  • Haran Meltzer cello

Samuel Barber

Dover Beach, op. 3

  • Thomas Hampson baritone
  • Nitzan Bartana, Mark Karlinsky violins
  • Katrin Spiegel viola
  • Tim Park cello

Robert Schumann

Andante & Variations, WoO 10

  • Bar Zemach horn
  • Ivan Karizna, Haran Meltzer cellos
  • Plamena Mangova, Yulianna Avdeeva pianos

Armenian Songs (arr. Astrig Siranossian)

  • Astrig Siranossian voice & cello

Intermission

César Franck

Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 14

  • Tatiana Samouil, Latica Honda-Rosenberg violins
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Astrig Siranossian cello
  • Yulianna Avdeeva piano

Maurice Ravel

Piano Trio in A minor

  • Latica Honda-Rosenberg violin
  • Tim Park cello
  • Itamar Carmeli piano

Franz Liszt

Lieder

  • Thomas Hampson baritone
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Arnold Schoenberg

Chamber Symphony no. 1 in E major, op. 9 (arr. Webern)

  • Roy Amotz flute
  • Pablo Barragán clarinet
  • Tatiana Samouil violin
  • Astrig Siranossian cello
  • Itamar Carmeli piano

Intermission

Maurice Ravel

La valse, M. 72

  • Itamar Carmeli, Plamena Mangova piano

Johannes Brahms

String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 88

  • Fedor Rudin, Nitzan Bartana violins
  • Roman Spitzer, Katrin Spiegel viola
  • Ivan Karizna cello

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano & Wind Quintet in E flat major, op. 16

  • Pablo Barragán clarinet
  • Nick Deutsch oboe
  • Mor Biron basson
  • Bar Zemach horn
  • Yulianna Avdeeva paino

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

String Quintet no. 6 in E flat major, K. 614

  • Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Tatiana Samouil violins
  • Roman Spitzer, Noga Shaham violas
  • Astrig Siranossian cello

Intermission

Paul Hindemith

Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet, op. 24/2

  • Tel Aviv Wind Quintet

Dmitri Shostakovich

Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57

  • Boris Brovtsyn, Mark Karlinsky violins
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Tim Park cello
  • Plamena Mangova piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Quintet for Piano & Winds in E flat major, K. 452

  • Pablo Barragán clarinet
  • Nick Deutsch oboe
  • Mor Biron bassoon
  • Bar Zemach horn
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Felix Mendelssohn

Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49

  • Fedor Rudin violin
  • Ivan Karizna cello
  • Elena Bashkirova piano

Intermission

György Ligeti

Five Songs on Poems by János Arany

  • Thomas E. Bauer baritone
  • Itamar Carmeli piano

Felix Mendelssohn

String Octet in E flat major, op. 20

  • Boris Brovtsyn, Nitzan Bartana,
    Madeleine Carruzzo, Mark Karlinsky
    violins
  • Noga Shaham, Katrin Spiegel violas
  • Haran Melzer, Tim Park cellos

SPECIAL CONCERT: Friday 6 September 2024 at 12:00

Franz Schubert

Winterreise, D. 911

Thomas Hampson baritone
Elena Bashkirova piano

ALL ARTISTS

  • All
  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Clarinet
  • Horn
  • Artistic Director
  • Bassoon
  • Oboe
  • Baritone
  • Quintet
  • Flute
All
  • All
  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Clarinet
  • Horn
  • Artistic Director
  • Bassoon
  • Oboe
  • Baritone
  • Quintet
  • Flute
Roy Amotz ©Alan Merkin Flute

Roy Amotz

Yulianna Avdeeva ©Maxim Abrossimow Piano

Yulianna Avdeeva

Pablo Barragán ©Nikolaj Lund Clarinet

Pablo Barragán

Nitzan Bartana ©Kristijan Matic Violin

Nitzan Bartana

Thomas E. Bauer ©Marco Borggreve Baritone

Thomas E. Bauer

Mor Biron ©Michael Pavia Bassoon

Mor Biron

Elena Bashkirova ©Nikolaj Lund Piano

Elena Bashkirova

Boris Brovtsyn Violin

Boris Brovtsyn

Itamar Carmeli © Liron Buzaglo Piano

Itamar Carmeli

Madeleine Carruzzo Violin

Madeleine Carruzzo

Nick Deutsch ©Pia Johnson Oboe

Nick Deutsch

Thomas Hampson© photo by Lukas Beck Baritone

Thomas Hampson

Latica Honda Rosenberg © Neda Navaee Violin

Latica Honda-Rosenberg

Ivan Karizna Cello

Ivan Karizna

Mark Karlinsky ©Dovile Sermokas Violin

Mark Karlinsky

Alexander Melnikov ©Molina Visuals Piano

Alexander Melnikov

Plamena Mangova ©Marco Borggreve Piano

Plamena Mangova

Haran Meltzer © Miri Davidovich Cello

Haran Meltzer

Matan Noussimovitch ©Miri Davidovich Viola

Matan Noussimovitch

Tim Park Cello

Tim Park

Christoph Poppen ©Matthias Baus Violin

Christoph Poppen

Fedor Rudin ©Irène Zandel Violin

Fedor Rudin

Tatiana Samouil ©meste/Serban Mestecaneanu Violin

Tatiana Samouil

Noga Shaham ©Julia Caffarena Viola

Noga Shaham

Astrig Siranossian Cello

Astrig Siranossian

Katrin Spiegel ©Peter Adamik Viola

Katrin Spiegel

Roman Spitzer ©Ramsey Spencer Viola

Roman Spitzer

Tel-Aviv Wind Quintet ©Dan Erez Quintet

Tel Aviv Wind Quintet

Kaori Yamagami Cello

Kaori Yamagami

Bar Zemach ©Ricki Sofer Horn

Bar Zemach

Participants

Piano

Yulianna Avdeeva
Elena Bashkirova
Itamar Carmeli
Plamena Mangova
Alexander Melnikov

Violin

Nitzan Bartana
Boris Brovtsyn
Madeleine Carruzzo
Latica Honda-Rosenberg
Mark Karlinsky
Christoph Poppen
Fedor Rudin
Tatiana Samouil

Viola

Matan Noussimovitch
Noga Shaham
Katrin Spiegel
Roman Spitzer

Cello

Ivan Karizna
Haran Meltzer
Tim Park
Astrig Siranossian
Kaori Yamagami

Flute

Roy Amotz


Oboe

Nick Deutsch


Clarinet

Pablo Barragán 


Horn

Bar Zemach


Bassoon

Mor Biron


Tel Aviv Wind Quintet

Roy Amotz flute
Dmitry Malkin
oboe
Danny Erdman
clarinet
Itamar Leshem
horn
Nadav Cohen
bassoon


Baritone

Thomas E. Bauer
Thomas Hampson

Gaby Shefler will perform on the YMCA carillon
before the concerts on the following dates:

Tuesday 3.9.2024at 19:30
Wednesday 4.9.2024at 19:30
Thursday 5.9.2024at 19:30
Friday 6.9.2024at 11:30
Friday 6.9.2024at 19:30
Saturday 7.9.2024at 11:30
Saturday 7.9.2024at 19:30
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