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The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society has set up a number of special events which will take place during the Competition. These events contribute to the festive atmosphere in the three weeks that focus on the art of the piano.


   Thurs., March 20
   Piano Festivities alongside the Competition

18:00
Small Talk
Members of the Jury of the Competition
Accompanied by video clips
Idith Zvi, Mistress of Ceremonies

21:00
She & He with Piano and Dance
Henriett Tunyogi,
Dance
Tamas Vasary, Piano
with
Hillel Zori, Cello

Pieces by: Kodaly, Debussy, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt and Saint-Saëns

23:00, with audience participation
Improvisation in Mozart
Embellishments and Fantasies

Robert Levin, piano

Purim Quiz
Arie Vardi, Chairman of the Jury

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  Schedule Overview
   Fri., March 21
   Piano Festivities alongside the Competition

11:00
Chamber Music: Piano Trios
Two Competitors
with
Gil Sharon, violin
Hillel Zori, cello

Chosen repertoire from a list given to the Competitors

14:30
Master Classes: Two Master Classes of 45 minutes each will take place in two separate halls

- Claude Frank coaching Ariel Lanyi (10 years old) playing
Beethoven: Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1
- Anat Fort coaching Igor Levit playing Improvisations

15:30
Master Classes: Two Master Classes of 45 minutes each will take place in two separate halls

- Claude Frank coaching Yoni Dreiblatt, cello; Inessa Friedman, piano playing
Brahms
: Sonata no. 1 in E Minor, op. 38
- Anat Fort coaching Ariel Lanyi (10 years old) playing Improvisations

17:00
Chamber Music, Piano Trios
Two Competitors
with
Gil Sharon, violin
Hillel Zori, cello

Chosen repertoire from a list given to the Competitors

21:00
Potpurim
with
Igor Levit, Yeol Eum Son, piano
Gil Sharon & Yael Barolsky, violin
Robert Mozes, viola
Hillel Zori, cello
Adi Choir with Yishai Steckler, conductor
Idith Zvi, piano
Zvi Salton, narrator

Pieces by Mozart, Rossini, Vieuxtemps, Bernstein, Shostakovich,
Johann Strauss, Glenn Gould, The “Megile”, Hanoch Levin and
other delicacies

23:00
Improvisations
with
Anat Fort, Jazz Piano

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  Schedule Overview
   Sat., March 22
   Piano Festivities alongside the Competition

11:00
Chamber Music: Piano Trios
Two Competitors
with
Gil Sharon, violin
Hillel Zori, cello

Chosen repertoire from a list given to the Competitors

14:30
Master Classes: Two Master Classes of 45 minutes will take place in two separate halls

- Menachem Pressler coaching Igor Levit playing Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
- Arie Vardi
coaching Yeol Eum Son playing TBA

15:30
Master Classes: Two Master Classes of 45 minutes will take place in two separate halls

- Menahem Pressler coaching Shir Semmel, piano; Isabelle Kollo, violin; Liron Yariv, cello playing Schumann: Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
- Arie Vardi coaching Igor Levit playing Alban Berg: Sonata and Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit

17:00
The Party's Over
1. “Who needs the Urtext editions?”
Dr. Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, General Manager & CEO G. Henle Publishers

2. Brahms Liebesliederwalzer, op. 52
ADI Choir with Yishai Steckler, conductor
Yeol Eum Son and Igor Levit, piano, four hands

3. Presentation of the Isrotel "Audience Favorite" Prize

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  Schedule Overview