Program: Glière Harp Concerto Khatchaturian Suite from Spartacus. Thursday, Novemat 22:00 Philharmonic in Jeans YuYing Chen (China), First Prize Winner 2015 will be the soloist, performing in four concerts at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut), accompanied by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra.
Lynne Turner/Photo courtesy of PR The full program of 60 th anniversary concerts: YuYing Chen/Photo courtesy of PR The concert will be accompanied by the musicians of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eyal Ein-Habar. The program will include works by Ravel, Pierné, Schocker, Debussy, Rodrigo, Boieldieu, Patterson, and Glière. Seven international winners and one Israeli winner will share the stage: Lynn Turner (USA) – 1962, Chantal Matthieu (France) – 1970, Emily Mitchell (USA) – 1979, Alice Giles (Australia) – 1982, Gwyneth Wentink (Holland) – 1998, Sivan Magen (Israel) – 2006, Anaïs Gaudemard (France) – 2012, Lenka Petrovic (Serbia) – 2018.
The festive concert reflects the vision of its founder Aharon Zvi Propes, featuring as soloists first prize winners from the past 60 years.
The International Harp Contest in Israel will celebrate its 60 th anniversary with a series of concerts during the months of November and December, culminating in a gala concert on Thursday, Decemat the Israeli Opera – Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. Lenka Petrovic First Prize Winner of the20th International Harp Contest in Israel 2018/Photo courtesy of PR