Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra wins over Dubai

• Author: JULIAN FRANCALANZA
• Published date: 05 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The four shows were organized by the European Foundation for Support of Culture and SAMIT Event Group.

Collaborating with various renowned soloists and conductors, the orchestra received praise and raucous applause for every one of its concerts, winning over audiences and critics alike with a series of elegant and polished performances alongside some of the biggest names in the classical music world.

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The JSO's CEO Ofer Amsalem, hailed the importance of the occasion, stating that, "it's a great honor to be the first Israeli orchestra in Dubai. Huge thanks to the EUFSC and Konstantin Ishkhanov for inviting us to this fantastic festival. One year ago there came a great opportunity in the form of the Abraham Accords. Right now we are creating a sort of revolution in classical music in Israel and it is an honor to be here as part of that."

Dmitry Yablonsky, one of the orchestra's conductors, led a concert featuring works by Gioachino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johannes Brahms, alongside the famed Turkish pianist Fazil Say.

"It's always wonderful to perform with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra", he said. "They played beautifully and the audience really loved it as we could hear so that's always great."

The JSO also performed under the baton of UK conductor Marius Stravinsky for one of their concerts, interpreting Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor's orchestral piece "Well Tempered Chanson," Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, and Bedrich Smetana's symphonic poem Šárka, in collaboration with Belgian violinist Leonard Schreiber, and South Korea's Yeol Eum Son (piano). The orchestra was also joined by Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan and the celebrated UK cellist Steven Isserlis, with the musicians presenting a diverse program of vibrant music including works by Alexey Shor...