The Chamber Music Center has been operating under the auspices of The Ted and Lin Arison Israel Conservatory of music, Tel-Aviv, since 1988, presenting annual series of chamber music concerts and recitals for an audience of subscribers and the general public, featuring leading musicians and ensembles from Israel and abroad. Over the years the Center has become one of the most long-serving, well-known and respected Classical music institutions in Israel.
The Center is one of Israel’s most prominent institutions for new generations of Israeli musicians, and for its ongoing relationship with top local musicians. At the same time, it plays a key role in hosting the best ensembles in the world, while developing partnerships between them and Israeli musicians.
With its original programming, that includes works not frequently played in Israeli concert halls, and also works by Israeli composers, the Center also makes a substantial contribution to expanding the musical horizons of the local public.
Chamber Music Center: 36th Season – 2024-25
Music Director: Dr. Raz Binyamini
For tickets call: +972-(0)3-5466228
Chamber Music Series
1. Sunday, 10.11.24, 20:00
Schumann Quartet (Germany)
Erik Schumann – violin
Ken Schumann – violin
Veit Hertenstein – viola
Mark Schumann – cello
Mozart: String Quartet in D major, K. 499, “Hoffmeister”
Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
2. Saturday, 30.11.24, 20:00
The Israel Camerata Woodwind Players with Anna Keiserman
Esti Rofé – flute
Muki Zohar – oboe
Shira Eliassaf – clarinet
Mauricio Paez – bassoon
Alon Reuven – horn
Anna Keriserman – piano
Bach/Vivaldi: Organ Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 – arr. for woodwind quintet: Mordechai Rechtman
Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K. 452
Haydn: Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25, “Gypsy” – for Flute, Bassoon and Piano
Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Winds in B-flat major, Op. 6
3. Saturday, 14.12.24, 20:00
Carmel Quartet with Shuli Waterman
Rachel Ringelstein – violin
Tali Goldberg – violin
Yoel Greenberg – viola
Tami Waterman – cello
Shuli Waterman – viola
Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, “Storm”
Bartok: String Quartet No. 3
Bruckner: String Quintet in F major
4. Saturday, 28.12.24, 20:00
Israeli Chamber Project with Antje Weithaas (Germany)
Antje Weithaas (Germany) – violin
Itamar Zorman – violin
Daniel Bard – viola
Michal Korman – cello
Sivan Magen – harp
Tibi Cziger – clarinet
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
R. Murray Schafer: “Theseus” for Harp and String Quartet
Zohar Sharon: New piece for Clarinet, Cello and Harp
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
5. Sunday, 5.1.25, 20:00
Trio Sitkovetsky (U.K.)
Alexander Sitkovetsky – violin
Isang Enders – cello
Wu Qian – piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Ghost”
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
6. Saturday, 1.2.25, 20:00
Trio Lirico (Germany) with pianist Josu de Solaun (Spain)
Franziska Pietsch – violin
Atilla Aldemir – viola
Hila Karni – cello
Josu de Solaun (Spain) – piano
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Ysaÿe: String Trio No. 1, “Le Chimay”
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
7. Saturday, 22.2.25, 20:00
Shaer Trio (The Netherlands/Israel)
Ishay Shaer – piano
Jeroen Dupont – violin
Emanuele Silvestri – cello
Mozart: Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-major, Op. 8
8. Saturday, 8.3.25, 20:00
A Journey to the Heart of Europe
Roi Shiloah – violin
Natasha Sher – violin
Shira Majoni – viola
Ariel Tushinsky – cello
Miri Yampolsky – piano
Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Kodály: Adagio for Viola and Piano
Janáček: Violin Sonata
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
9. Saturday, 22.3.25, 20:00
Romantics and Beyond
Boris Brovtsyn (Russia/Austria) – violin
Nitzan Bartana – violin
Amihai Grosz – viola
Zvi Plesser – cello
Shai Wosner – piano
Schubert: Notturno for Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 897
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor, Op. 26
R. Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
10. Sunday, 6.4.25, 20:00
Tempest Trio (U.S.A)
Alon Goldstein – piano
Ilya Kaler – violin
Amit Peled – cello
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Stutschewsky: Hassidic Fantasy for Piano Trio
Dvořák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
11. Monday, 21.4.25, 20:00
Aviv Quartet (Switzerland)
Anna Göckel – violin
Philippe Villafranca – violin
Noemie Bialobroda – viola
Daniel Mitnitsky – cello
Haydn: String Quartet in B minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”
12. Saturday, 3.5.25, 21:00
Montefiore Ensemble – The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra String Players
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson – violin
Sharon Choen – violin
Jonathan Gertner – viola
Matan Noussimovitch – viola
Haran Meltzer – cello
Lia Chen Perlov – cello
Bass (TBA)
Dvořák: Nocturne in B major for String Quintet, Op. 40
R. Strauss: Metamorphosen, for String Septet
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
13. Satruday, 24.5.25, 21:00 / Sunday, 25.5.25, 20:00
Jerusalem Quartet
Alexander Pavlovsky – violin
Sergei Bresler – violin
Ori Kam – viola
Kyril Zlotnikov – cello
Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K. 465, “Dissonance”
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117
Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1
14. Sunday, 8.6.25, 20:00
Israeli Chamber Project
Daniel Bard – violin
Tomoko Akasaka – viola
Michal Korman – cello
Tibi Cziger – clarinet
Assaff Weisman – piano
Sivan Magen – harp
Haydn: Trio in G major, Hob. XV:15 – for Violin, Cello and Harp
Bruch: Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83
Martinů: Chamber Music No. 1, for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp and Piano, H. 376
Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 22 – for Clarinet and Harp
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
15. Wednesday, 18.6.25, 20:00
Ébène Quartet (France)
Pierre Colombet – violin
Gabriel Le Magadure – violin
Marie Chilemme – viola
Yuya Okamoto – cello
Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4, “Sunrise”
Britten: 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, with the Great Fugue, Op. 133
16. Saturday, 28.6.25, 21:00
Ariel Quartet with Hillel Zori
Alexandra Kazovsky – violin
Gershon Gerchikov – violin
Jan Grüning – viola
Amit Even-Tov – cello
Hillel Zori – cello
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Piano Recital Series – Ravel’s 150th Anniversary
1. Friday, 20.12.24, 11:30
Roman Rabinovich (Canada/Israel) – piano
Pictures – Shadows – Memories
Debussy: Estampes
Medtner: Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38 No. 1
Ravel: Sonatine
Scriabin: Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
2. Friday, 10.1.25, 11:30
Inon Barnatan (U.S.A/Israel) – piano
Let’s Dance
Rameau: Suite in G major
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Stravinsky/Agosti: Three Movements from “The Firebird”
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (arr. for piano solo: Inon Barnatan)
3. Friday, 7.2.25, 11:30
Giorgi Gigashvili (Georgia/Germany) – piano
Sights and Frights
Scarlatti: 3 Sonatas
Ravel: Miroirs
Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
4. Friday, 28.3.25, 11:30
Multipiano – Piano Ensemble
Tomer Lev
Berenika Glixman
Nimrod Haftel-Meiri
Lior Lifshitz
Ravel: Complete Works for Piano Ensemble
Shéhérazade – Overture for Piano 4 Hands
Sites auriculaire – for Two Pianos
Rapsodie espagnole – for Two Pianos
Ma mère l’Oye – for Piano 4 Hands
La valse, poème chorégraphique – for Two Pianos
Frontispice – for Two Pianos 5 Hands
Boléro – for Two Pianos 8 Hands
5. Friday, 16.5.25, 11:30
Benjamin Hochman (Germany/Israel) – piano
Voices from the Past
Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2
Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue
Couperin: Pièces de clavecin (selection)
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
6. Friday, 13.6.25, 11:30
Boris Giltburg (The Netherlands/Israel) – piano
Literary Echoes
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Liszt: Sonata in B minor
Prokofiev: 4 pieces from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 75
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit