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From '4x4 Ephemeral Architectures,' a juggling ballet performed by Gandini Juggling to a work composed by Nimrod Borenstein (Courtesy Gandini Juggling)
December 28, 2018, 7:35 am
A classical composer brings his music home to Israel
Paris-raised and London-based musician Nimrod Borenstein’s works have been performed globally, but only arrived here this year
By Jessica Steinberg
Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner (Screenshot: YouTube)
September 25, 2018, 7:27 pm
Haifa Film Festival to honor Polish composer with lifetime achievement award
Zbigniew Preisner objection prompts Polish ambassador to cancel planned speech during September 29 event
By Katarzyna Markusz
Violinist Yevgeny Kutik performs at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts, on December 16, 2016 (Leah Kleiman)
February 18, 2017, 4:37 am
‘Refugee’ violinist blends Russian-Jewish roots with modern tones
Yevgeny Kutik’s family fled the USSR’s institutionalized anti-Semitism with a suitcase of sheet music when he was 5. Now he tours the free world with a century-old violin
By Matt Lebovic
Late Israeli composer Nahum Heiman seen during a July 2013 interview. (screen capture: Channel 2)
August 18, 2016, 2:02 pm
Iconic Israeli composer Nachum Heiman dies aged 82
Folk songwriter and Israel Prize laureate remembered for ‘unparalleled contributions to Israeli culture’
By TOI staff
A.R. Rahman holds the Oscars for best original score and for best original song "Jai Ho" for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire" during the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
September 16, 2015, 10:52 pm
Muslim group issues fatwa against composer of ‘Muhammad’ score
Oscar winner A.R. Rahman says offense caused by his participation in the controversial Iranian film unintentional
By Nirmala George
Ariadne Greif as Yaga the Witch in Matti Kovler's 'Ami and Tami' on July 19 at Outside the Box in Boston. (Outside the Box)
August 20, 2015, 4:19 am
Boston goes into the woods with Israeli opera ‘Ami and Tami’
An English translation of composer Matti Kovler’s teenage work allows kids to access the power of imagination through music
By Penny Schwartz
Leonard Bernstein leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a rehearsal at Tanglewood for the Serge Koussevitzky Memorial Concert in August 1952. (Courtesy the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
July 24, 2015, 3:15 am
Tanglewood, Bernstein’s playground, turns 75 with new repertoire — and audiences
34 composers with close ties to the music center — including Israeli Shulamit Ran — were commissioned to present new works in honor of the anniversary
By Penny Schwartz
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