Events

 

Our Next Event


March 6, 2010 at 20:30
Henry Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem Theater


A Piano Recital

by


the renowned pianist, Richard Goode (USA)

A co-production of

The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society

and


The Edward Aldwell Center

Program

W. BYRD            Two Pavans
J. S. BACH          Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
F. CHOPIN          Four Mazurkas
F. CHOPIN          Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, Op. 61
R. SCHUMANN    Kreisleriana, Op.16


Tickets:   Jerusalem Theater, Tel: 02-5605757     

Price:      NIS 280


15% discount -  American Express Card holders, the Arthur Rubinstein Society Circle of Friends, Friends of the Aldwell Center, subscribers of the "Anniversaries" and "Imcameri" series and subscribers of the Jerusalem Theater


Students – NIS100 (with valid student card (limited availability)

Free entrance for soldiers in uniform (limited availability)



"…Richard Goode, the pianists' pianist, a superb artist …" London Times


http://www.richardgoode.agency.co.il



Previous Events


Sounds and Flavors: Musical Brunch 
Friday December 25, 2009 at 10:30

Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv


Sponsored by American Express

 

Roman Rabinovich, (Israel), Piano

Winner of the Arthur Rubinstein Competition, 2008


Efrat Elazar, Soprano

Shira Tal, Alto


The New Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Yuval Ben-Ozer, Artistic Director

Irit Rub, Piano
Ariel Cohen, Harmonium

Eitan Haberman, Conductor

   
   
   
 10:30
 


  Gathering and Brunch (cocktail style)
 11:30   Concert
   
 Program  

 
 M. Mussorgsky
 Pictures at an Exhibition for piano solo
 G. Rossini  Petite Messe Solennelle, excerpts















The program is subject to change.

 
Tickets

Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein Society: NIS 145
American Express - Business and Gold card holders: NIS 170
American Express - Centurion and Platinum card holders: NIS 130

** Free but limited parking for the audience at the Hilton Hotel during the event.


Greeting the New Year 

A Taste of Honey

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, 19:30

Herzliya Performing Arts Center, Air Force House, Herzliya


In cooperation with

American Express

19:30 Cocktail

20:30 Concert


Puhan Wang (China/Germany), Piano

Alexander Pavlovsky, Violin (Jerusalem Quartet)

Zvi Plesser, Cello

Irma Gigani (Georgia), Piano

The Israel Camerata, Jerusalem

Avner Biron, Conductor

Noya Schlein and Friends, Percussion




Program

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, “Elvira Madigan”

Beethoven: The "Triple" Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra

          Intermission

From Bach to Piazolla:  A Percussion Feast




Tickets available for Amex customers at

Castel: http://www.TKTS.co.il 
Tel: 6045000 or *8965

 
For additional details, please call:

The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society, 03-685-6684


 

Piano Festivities in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

 
September 25-26, 2009

Beethoven Marathon


with Winners of

 The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition
and Guest Artists

Igor Levit (Germany), Piano

Ian Fountain (United Kingdom), Piano

Puhan Wang (China), Piano

The Israel Camerata, Jerusalem

Alexander Pavlovsky, Violin (Jerusalem Quartet)

Zvi Plesser, Cello

Avner Biron, Conductor


All Beethoven Piano Concerti and the Triple Concerto


Friday Sept. 25, 14:00

 Concerto no. 1 in C major
      Concerto no. 5 in E flat major

Friday Sept. 25, 21:00

Concerto no. 3 in C minor
Concerto no. 4 in G major

Saturday Sept. 26, 12:00

   Concerto no. 2 in B flat major
                                       The "Triple" Concerto in C major for Piano, Violin & Cello


At the end of each concert Idith Zvi will chat with the pianists who will also play solo pieces.


For further information, please call
The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society, 03-6856684

or email:  competition@arims.org.il





Sounds and Flavors: Musical Brunch 

Friday, May 8, 2009, 10:30
Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv


Sponsored by American Express




Claire Huangci, (China/USA), Piano            
Avichai Ornoi, (Israel), Flute                   
MinJae  Soung, (Korea), Double Bass 
Avi Barak, (Israel), Percussion




10:30 Gathering and Brunch (cocktail style)
11:30 Concert
   
Program  
   
J.S. Bach
Sonata No. 6 in E Major for Flute & Basso Continuo, BWV. 1035
Stewart Sanky Fantasy on a theme from Bizet’s "Carmen"
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev "Nutcracker" Suite
J. Strauss/Shulz-Evler Arabesque on the "Blue Danube" Waltz
Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Piano Jazz trio



The program is subject to change.

 

Tickets

Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein Society: NIS 145
American Express - Business and Gold card holders: NIS 170
American Express - Platinum card holders: NIS 130

** Free parking for the audience at the Hilton Hotel during the event.


For tickets and further information, please call:
The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society
Tel: +972-3-685-6684







 

Concert in London, Feb. 5, 2009



 

                       The program includes

 

                       18:30 Recordings of interviews featuring Zubin Mehta and Daniel
                                 Barenboim, documentaries on Arthur Rubinstein and about
                                 the triennial Rubinstein Piano Competition, Bechstein Room, 
                                 Wigmore Hall

 

                       Further information about tickets can be found at the Wigmore Hall site

 

                       Further information about the concert and the Arthur Rubinstein Society
                       can be found on the site of the Israel Embassy in London.  

 

 

 



Sounds and Flavors: Musical Brunch 

Friday, Dec. 26. 2008, 10:30, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

Celebrating Hannukah

In cooperation with American Express and Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

with Fourth Prize Winner and two additional prizes
Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, 2008

David Fung, (Australia) Piano
and
Gil Sharon, (Holland/Israel) Violin
Hillel Zori, (Israel) Cello

Li-Ron Children's Choir and Ensemble
with Alex Gruzberg, Piano
Ronit Shapira, Conductor

10:30 Gathering and Brunch (cocktail style)
11:30 Concert
   
Program  
   
Joan Solomon/Levin Kipnis Lights of Hanukkah
Linda Spevacek A Choral Flourish
Beethoven Variations on a theme from Handel’s “Judas Maccabeus”
Handel/ Halvorsen Passacaglia
Jan Dusek Ave Maria
Sara Shoam/Shin Shifra Em Harachamim
Chopin Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52
Ravel La Valse
Andre Hajdu Proverbs of Solomon
Robert Petrosyan Polyphonic Joke
Dvorak Piano Trio in E minor, op. 90, “Dumky”



The Program is subject to change.

 

Tickets

Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein Society: NIS 135
American Express - Business and Gold card holders: NIS 160
American Express - Platinum card holders: NIS 120

For tickets and additional details, please call:
The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society
Tel: +972-3-685-6684

 

In Memory of J.J. Bistritzky, founder of the Arthur Rubinstein Competition

 

Greeting the New Year  


A Taste of Honey
 A cultural experience for connoisseurs

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, 19:30
Herzliya Performing Arts Center, Air Force House, Herzliya

In cooperation with
American Express 

With two of the winners of the
12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Khatia Buniatishvili (Georgia)
Roman Rabinovich (Israel
)

and

Emil Aybinder & Friends

Emil Aybinder, Accordion
Tom Cohen, Mandolin
Stanislav Baulin, Double bass

 

19:30 Opening & Cocktail
     
20:30     Concert : Solo and Four Hand Piano

  Schubert
Military March
                                        Buniatishvili & Rabinovich, Four Hands

  Brahms Variations on a theme by Handel, op. 24
                            Roman Rabinovich

  Chopin Ballade no. 4, op. 52
                           Khatia Buniatishvili

  Rachmaninov Two Preludes
op. 32, no. 5 in G major
op. 23, no. 5 in G minor
                           Roman Rabinovich

  Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1
                           Khatia Buniatishvili

  Stravinsky Russian Dance from “Petrouchka”
                                       Buniatishvili & Rabinovich, Four Hands
     
21:30     Intermission & Dessert

 

   
22:00    Concert: Music of the World
   
     
             Gypsy Music and Tango
             Emil Aybinder & Friends
   



Tickets available for Amex customers at


Herzliya Performing Arts Center, Herzliya
1-700-70-29-29

 

For additional details, please call:
 

The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society, 03-685-6684

 

 


 

 

The 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

March 8-27, 2008

 

REMEMBERING RUBINSTEIN

 

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 8:30 pm

Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music

Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5HT, England

 

 

Guarneri String Quartet

Janina Fialkowska, piano

Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

 

Ronald Harwood (author and playwright)

Max Wilcox (record producer)

 

Video tribute by Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta filmed specially for the occasion

 

Tickets from £25 reserved and £20 unreserved, (concessions £18 and £15)

Royal Academy of Music Box Office from January 7, 2008 (telephone + 44 20 7873 7300)

 

In aid of the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. In association with Annabelle Weidenfeld

 

 

Programme

 

  •   Video tribute by Daniel Barenboim filmed specially for the occasion
  •   Original video recordings of Arthur Rubinstein
  •   Panel discussion with members of the Guarneri String Quartet, Janina Fialkowska, and   Max Wilcox chaired by Ronald Harwood
  •   Solo piano programme Alexander Gavrylyuk (winner of the 2005 Arthur Rubinstein   International Master Piano Competition)
  •   Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat op. 44 Guarneri String Quartet and Janina Fialkowska

 

 

In a discussion to be chaired by Ronald Harwood, the Guarneri String Quartet who performed and recorded many times with Arthur Rubinstein will celebrate his life and work together with his long-standing record producer Max Wilcox and Janina Fialkowska, Rubinstein's last protege whose career he launched in 1974 after her prize at his inaugural Master Piano Competition.

 

 

 

 

Sounds and Flavors: Musical Brunch

 

Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, 10:30, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

In cooperation with American Express and Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

 

 

        10:30 Gathering and Brunch (cocktail-style)
        11:30 Concert with
  Igor Levit (Russia/Germany), piano
2nd prize winner of the 11th Arthur Rubinstein Competition
  Yeol Eum Son (Korea), piano
3rd prize winner of the 11th Arthur Rubinstein Competition
  Adi - New Israeli Choir conducted by Yishai Steckler
   
  Program: Music by Chopin, Mussorgsky and Brahms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Program is subject to change.

Tickets

Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein Society: NIS 135
American Express - Business and Gold card holders: NIS 160
American Express - Platinum card holders: NIS 120

For tickets and additional details, please call:
The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society
Tel: 03-6856684, 03-6856628

 

 

 

Friday, June 8 2007, 10:30, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv
Sounds and Flavors: Musical Brunch
In cooperation with American Express and Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

 

 

        10:30 Gathering and Brunch (cocktail-style)
        11:30 Concert with
  Ohad Ben Ari (Israel), piano - 3rd prize winner of the 8th Arthur Rubinstein Competition
  Natsuko Inoue (Japan), piano
  Ilya Gringoltz (Russia/Switzerland), violin
  Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, conducted by Barak Tal
   
  Rossini: String Sonata no. 6 in D major
  Mozart : Concerto for 2 pianos in E flat major, K. 354
  Mendelssohn : Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and Strings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26-29 April 2007

 

A Tribute to Arthur Rubinstein,
the Legendary Pianist of the 20th Century
in Isrotel

 

Artistic Director: Idith Zvi

 

Isrotel Royal Beach Hotel, Eilat

 

The Artists


Prize Winners of The 11th Competition, 2005


Jie Chen (China), 4th Prize
Tatiana Kolesova (Russia), 4th Prize
Minsoo Sohn (Korea), 5th Prize


and


The Israel Camerata Woodwind Quintet
Amy Brown, Flute
Muki Zohar, Oboe
Ilan Schul, Clarinet
Michal Mossek, Horn
Mauricio Paez, Bassoon

 

The Israel Camerata Jerusalem


Avner Biron, Arie Vardi, Conductors


David Zebba (Baritone) & Irit Rub (Piano), "Crazy about Opera"


Danny & Jonathan Wolach ( Piano & Vocals), South American Music

 

Winners of the 2nd Schimmel USasu International Piano Competition
Young talent from the Far East

Min Soo Hong, Wei Xin Zhou, Liyan He

 

 

 

Sunday, January 21, 2007, 20:00, Mary Nataniel Golden Hall of Friendship at the YMCA, Jerusalem

 

 

A Salute to the greatest pianist of the 20th century
Arthur Rubinstein
Special event on his 120th birthday

         

  Alexander Gavrylyuk (Ukraine), First prize winner of 11th Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition, 2005







With the Ariel Quartet

Sasha Kazovsky, violin
Gershon Gerchikov, violin
Sergey Tarashchanski, viola
 Amit Even-Tov, cello

 

Guests of honor

Lady Anabelle Weidenfeld
Jacob J. Bistritzky
Prof. Arie Vardi

Program

  

20:00  Remembering Arthur Rubinstein
Reminiscences with acquaintances and friends 
Screening of rare footage from master classes held at the Jerusalem Music Center


21:00  Concert

Brahms - 2 Intermezzi, opus 117 and 2 Rhapsodies, opus 79
Chopin - 4 Etudes from opus 25 and opus 10
Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A Major for piano and strings, opus 81

22:30  Cocktail

 

In cooperation with

  Zfunot Tarbut Society, http://www.zfunotarbut.org
 Jerusalem Music Center, http://www.jmc.co.il

 

 


 

 

 

 

January 7- 21, 2007

Photography Exhibition, Michael Cohen, photographer
A picture exhibition in Arthur Rubinstein’s honor at the Jerusalem Music Center, Mishkenoth Sha’ananim.
Pictures taken by Michael Cohen and from the archives of the Arthur Rubinstein Society.

 

 

Monday evening, January 22, 2007

Street Naming Ceremony in honor of Arthur Rubinstein, Tel Aviv Museum of Arts

Arthur Rubinstein is one of the many artists who had a street named after him in the new Ramat Aviv area of Tel Aviv.

 

Among the artists who performed at this ceremony is Alexander Gavrylyuk, the first prize winner of the 11th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, 2005. Gavrylyuk played the second movement of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op. 11.

 

 

 

Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, 10:30, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv
Sounds and Flavors: A Musical Morning

 

Benjamin Frith, First Prize Winner, Sixth Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, 1989

 

Solo pieces and Chamber Music with Yossi Arnheim, first flute, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Sagi Hartov, cello, Israeli cellist residing in England


Program

Haydn              Trio in D Major for Piano, Flute & Cello, Hob. XV:16  

Mendelssohn     2 Songs without Words op. 67, nos. 1 & 4
Chopin               Nocturne, Valse and Polonaise
Kapustin           Trio for Piano, Flute & Cello (In the style of Jazz)

 

In cooperation with American Express and Hilton, Tel Aviv


 

 

Yeol Eum Son & Bishara Harouny; Solo and four-hand recital
Oct. 28, 2006: Haifa, Rapoport Auditorium; In cooperation with the Haifa Chamber Music Society
Oct. 31, 2006: Kfar Shmaryahu, Weil Auditorium; In cooperation with Tzfunot Tarbut Society 

 

May 11-14, 2006

Piano Festivities

Eilat