Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Russian composer Dmitrij Schostakowitsch, born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg, was in a difficult artistic position. He was severely restricted in his artistic freedom by the severe strictures of the Soviet Union's cultural ideologues and…
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77
Both of Shostakovitch´s violin concertos are dedicated to the Russian master violinist David Oistrakh, who was a good friend of the composer and advised him, the pianist, on the creation of both solo parts. While Shostakovitch was able to compose his…
Already fascinated by music as a young officer, Mussorgsky first studied piano. Inspired by his acquaintance with Balakirev, a composer who was proclaiming a new kind of Russian music, Mussorgsky felt called upon as a composer to seek an innovative,…
»Pictures at an Exhibition« (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
»Pictures at an Exhibition« (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Originally composed for piano solo, the cycle Pictures at an Exhibition ranks today as one of the best-loved works in the concert hall – not least because of the brilliant orchestration by Maurice Ravel. With a sure sensitivity for the wealth of…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Russian composer Dmitrij Schostakowitsch, born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg, was in a difficult artistic position. He was severely restricted in his artistic freedom by the severe strictures of the Soviet Union's cultural ideologues and…
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77
Both of Shostakovitch´s violin concertos are dedicated to the Russian master violinist David Oistrakh, who was a good friend of the composer and advised him, the pianist, on the creation of both solo parts. While Shostakovitch was able to compose his…
Already fascinated by music as a young officer, Mussorgsky first studied piano. Inspired by his acquaintance with Balakirev, a composer who was proclaiming a new kind of Russian music, Mussorgsky felt called upon as a composer to seek an innovative,…
»Pictures at an Exhibition« (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Originally composed for piano solo, the cycle Pictures at an Exhibition ranks today as one of the best-loved works in the concert hall – not least because of the brilliant orchestration by Maurice Ravel. With a sure sensitivity for the wealth of…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Martha Argerich wurde in Buenos Aires (Argentinien) geboren, begann im Alter von fünf Jahren bei Vincenzo Scaramuzza mit dem Klavierunterricht und galt bald als Wunderkind. 1955 zog sie nach Europa und setzte ihre Ausbildung in London, Wien und der…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Martha Argerich wurde in Buenos Aires (Argentinien) geboren, begann im Alter von fünf Jahren bei Vincenzo Scaramuzza mit dem Klavierunterricht und galt bald als Wunderkind. 1955 zog sie nach Europa und setzte ihre Ausbildung in London, Wien und der…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Martha Argerich wurde in Buenos Aires (Argentinien) geboren, begann im Alter von fünf Jahren bei Vincenzo Scaramuzza mit dem Klavierunterricht und galt bald als Wunderkind. 1955 zog sie nach Europa und setzte ihre Ausbildung in London, Wien und der…
