International masterclasses course for string players

The program includes a concentrated week of lessons, encounters and master classes under the guidance of prominent Israeli and international musicians. The program takes place every year at the beginning of the school year during the Sukkot holiday. During this week students are given daily personal lessons, get ample time for focused personal training, and participate in a chamber orchestra, workshops and lectures, alongside enrichment activities, time to spend time, learning and getting to know their colleagues in the program and opportunities to perform in concerts..

Throughout the years, teachers of the highest world class taught, including Miriam Fried, Ilya Kaler, Ida Bieler, Frans Helmerson, Hans Jensen, Grigory Kalinovsky and other great musicians.

Young Israel Philharmonic soloists' concerts - November 2023

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor (Arr. by Milstein) Lihi Shoham: violin, Natalia Grines: piano

Igor Stravinsky - Danse Russe (from Petrushka) Mark Shoifer Bruk: violin, Evgeny Brakhma: piano

Tchaikovsky - Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62 Yael Ben Zaken: cello, Natalia Grines: piano

Szymanowski - Mythes, Op. 30 - 1. La fontaine d'Aréthuse. Shiraz Natanzon: violin, Evgeny Brakhman: piano

Kodály - Sonata in B minor for solo cello. Gabriel Cohen Glaser, cello

Saint-Saëns - Havanaise, Op. 83 Noga Barlev: violin, Evgeny Brakhman: piano

Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28. Lur Jabareen: violin, Evgeny Brakhman: piano

Bloch - Nigun. Yahli Anter: violin, Evgeny Brakhman: piano

Elgar - Cello concerto (4th mov.) Tchelet Rabin: cello, Natalia Grines: piano

Bruch - Violin concert (mov. 3) Tom Jobani: violin, Natalia Grines: piano

Bach Sarabande and Double from Partita No.1. Daniel Samoilov, violin

Dvořák - Cello concerto (2nd mov.). Shira Levy: cello, Natalia Grines: piano