What:
In celebration of the composer’s 120th birthday, the Marc Lavry Heritage Society is calling for musicians, academics, teachers and the public to engage in the Year of Marc Lavry.
When:
Concert season 2023-2024
Call To Action:
- Musicians and musical organizations (orchestras, chamber groups, choirs etc): Perform compositions of composer Marc Lavry.
- Festivals and musical competitions: include music by composer Marc Lavry in the program.
- Academics: write a paper/research on a topic related to Marc Lavry. See Research Topics for Academicsץ
- Teachers: teach a class about Marc Lavry and his music, and encourage students to write a paper about this topic.
- Music enthusiasts: Explore Marc Lavry’s music at the Music Room. Ask your local musical institutions to perform a composition/song by Marc Lavry.
Who:
All artists, academics, schools and the public are encouraged to partake in the event.
The list is growing and so far the following entities have committed to partake in this important event:
- Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition
Variations for Piano, Opus 350 – The premier of the last composition Lavry wrote
15-30 March, 2023
- Orchestra Abima, Trieste, Italy
Symphony No. 1 (The Tragic Symphony), Opus 171
Israeli Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra, Opus 317
Conductor: David Casali
11 June, 2023
- Kol Hamusika Festival in the Upper Galilee
Kfar Blum
Suite for Cello and Piano, Opus 51
Cello: Amir Eldan
Piano: Ofra Yitzhaki
6 July, 2023
- The Israeli Music Festival
Israeliana, Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 258
Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Violin: Yael Barolsky
Conductor: Bar Avni
20 September, 2023
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
War and Peace, Symphonic Poem, Opus 167 – The premier (and last performance) was in 1943, also by the Israeli Philharmonic
Conductor: Lahav Shani
21,22 October, 2023
- Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Emek, Symphonic Poem, Opus 45
Conductor: Nitai Rach
3 November, 2023 - Pianos in Jerusalem Festival 2023
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, Opus 210
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Piano: Revital Hachamoff
Conductor: Nimrod David Pfeffer
9 November, 2023 - The Buchmann-Mehta Symphony Orchestra
Al Naharot Bavel (By the Rivers of Babylon) for Symphonic Orchestra, Opus 33
Conductor: Yi-An Xu
16, 17 November, 2023 - Israel Chamber Orchestra
Al Naharot Bavel (By the Rivers of Babylon) for String Orchestra, Opus 33 – The first composition that Lavry composed in Israel
Conductor: Bar Avni
22, 23 November, 2023
- Sounds in the Desert Festival
Raanana Symphonette
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 78
Mandolin: Dor Amran
Conductor: Omer Arieli
13 December, 2023 - The Israel Camerata Jerusalem
Beya’arot Polin (In the Forests of Poland), Suite for Small Orchestra, Opus 180
Conductor: Avner Biron
December, 2023
- Tel Aviv Ensemble Soloists
Jewish Suite for String Orchestra, Opus 17
Conductor: Barak Tal
20, 21 January, 2024 - Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Pictures from Jerusalem, Suite for Orchestra, Opus 293
Conductor: John Axelrod
24 January, 2024
- The Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva
Negev, Symphonic Poem, Opus 251
Conductor: Rani Calderon
3, 5 February, 2024
- Jewish Music Festival Cincinnati
Seven Hills Symphony, Cincinnati, OH USA
Negev, Symphonic Poem, Opus 251
Emek, Symphonic Poem, Opus 45
Conductor: Aik Khai Pung
17 March, 2024
- Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Emek, Symphonic Poem, Opus 45
Conductor: Amos Talmon
6 June, 2024 - Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 85
Violin: Asi Matatias
Conductor: Ariel Zuckermann
23, 24 June, 2024
- Raanana Symphonette
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 78
Violin: Hagai Shaham
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
4, 6 July, 2024 - Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion
Capriccio in the Sun for Orchestra, Opus 349 – The premier of the last composition Marc Lavry ever wrote
Conductor: John Axelrod
24, 25, 27, 28 July, 2024
- Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
- The Ramat Gan Chamber Orchestra
- Kan Kol Hamusica (Israeli Music Radio Channel) – Will cover the Year of Marc Lavry with programs, recordings and live broadcasts
- National Library of Israel – Performances of Marc Lavry’s music as part of the events of the opening of the new Israeli National Library in 2024
