About
Since 1999 the annual Felicja Blumental International Music Festival has played an important role in making our musical scene ever interesting and alive. Although Tel Aviv has always been well known for its classical music activities, it never before had a classical music festival that combines, in one intense and exciting week, chamber, orchestral and vocal music, as well as films, plays and folk music.
Many of today’s Israeli stars made their debut with our Festival, which features the young and unknown as well as established artists, ensembles and orchestras. Starting with intimate concert performances of piano recitals (Louis Lortie, Freddie Kempf, Shay Wozner, Konstantin Lifschitz, Roman Rabinovich), vocal recitals (Philippe Jaroussky, Karita Mattila, Sarah Walker, Edith Mathis, Michael Chance, Stephanie d'Oustrac), and chamber music groups (such as St. Petersburg Quartet, Saint Lawrence Quartet, Sequenza Trio), the Felicja Blumental International Music Festival has also included Baroque Music Ensembles (L`Arpeggiata – Christina Pluhar, Early Music Opera Company, Dunedin Ensemble, The Red Priest, I Musici de Montreal, Les Violon du Roi and many more) and also vocal ensembles (Anima consort, Voces Musicales, Armonico consort, Nordic Voices among others) that together have offered the public a very rich program throughout the years.
We have also had wide experience with folk music in the past - having invited Milva, Jacques and Paula Morelnbaum, Yasmin Levi, Ladino songs with marvelous Israeli singers and an unforgettable production of Israeli folk songs with Dan Ettinger, David D`Or and Rafi Kadishson. In an effort to expand our programs, our festival decided to collaborate with the Guitar Week initiative and together we have been able to create yet another aspect that combines classical and folk music.
The 2011 Felicja Blumental International Music Festival will also present a first collaboration with the theater world in 2 productions - a new musical version of Pinocchio and the play “Marriage” by Gogol.
We are happy to invite you to become a Sponsor or Friend of the Felicja Blumental International Music Festival, and thereby to enjoy special ticket prices for all our events and participate with us in the presentation of this exciting musical venture.
