Keshet Eilon, the international music center for string instruments, will hold its annual gala evening on Saturday night, January the 3rd at the Einav Center in Tel Aviv.

The concert will feature international violinist Vadim Gluzman, one of the world's leading soloists, a graduate of the Music Center and a member of the teaching staff at Keshet Eilon. Gluzman will perform the piece Scherzo for Violin and Piano by Johannes Brahms.

International violinist Vadim Gluzman
International violinist Vadim Gluzman (credit: Keshet Eilon)

Ensemble Finale is an ensemble made up entirely of Keshet Elion's graduates. The chamber ensemble regularly performs at festivals and major halls in Israel and around the world. The ensemble will perform the String Quartet in B major, Opus 76, No. 5, one of Joseph Haydn's six famous string quartets.

As part of the concert, the Keshet Eilon Ensemble will perform an arrangement by Adi Ivgi for string instrument, of the work Yihye Tov by David Broza and Jonathan Geffen. Outstanding students of the music center will perform additional works, including Adagio and Allegro Opus 70 for viola and piano by Schumann, Song Without Words Opus 109 by Mendelssohn and additional works by Kreisler, Bloch and more. The concert will be conducted by Keshet Elion's alumna Michelle Bushkova. The evening will be hosted by Yitzhak Rashkovsky, the musical director of Keshet Eilon.

Keshet Eilon's ensemble
Keshet Eilon's ensemble (credit: Keshet Eilon)

About Keshet Eilon:

The "Keshet Eilon" Music Center has been operating since 1990 in Kibbutz Eilon. Over the years, the center has held dozens of concerts, academic studies, and its highlight: the annual summer course with the participation of young musicians from all over the world.

On October 7, the Music Center evacuated from the Western Galilee, and began operating in the center of the country, and only recently returned to full activity in the north.

Gala concert invite
Gala concert invite (credit: Keshet Eilon)