Opus Festival

Opus Festival
פסטיבל אופוס
Logo of Opus Festival
GenreClassical Music
FrequencyAnnually
VenueTel Aviv Museum of Art, Henry Crown Symphony Hall, Jerusalem International YMCA.
Location(s)Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
Websitehttp://www.opusmagazine.co.il
Flautist Emmanuel Pahud and the Israel Camerata Orchestra in a concert of Opus Festival in 2016

Opus Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל אופוס) is a prominent festival of classical music held annually in Israel. Since year 2014, it has attracted renowned soloists such as Emmanuel Pahud, Kolja Blacher, Radek Baborak, Guy Braunstein, Vadim Gluzman, Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic among others.

Most of its concerts are broadcast live on the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation's Kol Ha Musica. Its programs include symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. The majority of its concerts are held at the Henry Crown Hall in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Opus Festival is also nurturing promising young musicians and holds masterclasses at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music.

Artists

Past concerts featured soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic and La Scala opera house.

Violin

Piano

Oera singers

Flute

Horn

In 2016, Opus held a special concert with violins and celli that survived the holocaust, from Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein's collection[6]

References

  1. ^ "Concert review: Musical birthday". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  2. ^ lionways.com. "Opus - Gala Event | The Israel Camerata Jerusalem". www.jcamerata.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  3. ^ lionways.com. "Opus - Gala Event | The Israel Camerata Jerusalem". www.jcamerata.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ^ "There's nothing like a bit of coloratura". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  5. ^ Shifmann, Yossi (2017-04-21). "Radek Baborak to appear in the opening concert of Opus Festival 2017". Maariv.
  6. ^ lionways.com. "Violins of Hope | The Israel Camerata Jerusalem". www.jcamerata.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.