By Rex Hearn The 75 musicians making up Israel’s Haifa Symphony Orchestra play with a refined sound that makes for a very good regional orchestra. Founded in 1950, two years after the declaration of the state of Israel, they were led on their appearance Tuesday night at the Kravis Center by their principal guest conductor, the distinguished Polish musician Boguslaw Dawidow. … [Read more...]
Zukerman’s Haydn shines at Israel Phil, but Tchaikovsky stumbles
Two sides of the art of Pinchas Zukerman were on view Thursday night at the Kravis Center, and it was the Classical side that came out better than the Romantic, even though most of the time he was leading a big orchestra capable of all the emotive bells and whistles. Zukerman, joined by his wife, the Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth, is currently on tour with the Israel … [Read more...]