World music fusion concert

Eyal Shiloach

Conference Tour: Christian sites around the Lake of Galilee

Eyal Shiloach was born in Israel in 1963.

At the young age of 13, Shiloach was chosen to play at the opening concert of the Mishkenot Sha’ananim Music Centre together with the world-renowned violinist, Isaac Stern. A year later, he was awarded first prize in the Israel Broadcasting Authority competition for young soloists.

Shiloach studied violin with Professor Ilona Feher and later, with Professor Haim Taub, concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon completing these studies in 1984, Shiloach was invited by Isaac Stern to continue his studies in the United States, where he studied under Professor Michael Terry of the Guarneri Quartet. The America-Israel Cultural Foundation awarded him scholarships throughout his studies.

Eyal Shiloach has appeared as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Broadcasting Authority Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the British National Orchestra and the Budapest opera Orchestra. He has participated in the Marlborough Festival in the US and served as concertmaster of the Tel-Aviv Symphony Orchestra, the Rishon Le-Zion Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Shiloach performs as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals throughout Europe. He is invited to participate in chamber music festivals in Israel and throughout the world, and collaborates with world-class musicians.

Since 2002, Eyal Shiloach has been a member of the international Mahler Piano Quartet, with whom he has made concert tours in Europe and Israel.

In addition to his stature as a classical musician, Shiloach is also well known for his performance, arrangements and composition of Jewish spiritual music and Middle Eastern ethnic music. Most recently he has made two CD's of his arrangements of Jewish melodies, as well as his original melodies.

Eyal Shiloach is invited to lead masters’ classes in Israel and Europe. Since 1997, he has served as a music consultant for the Clore Music and Dance Center in the Upper Galilee.

Since September 2008, Eyal Shiloach is the musical director of the Safed Academy for Jewish music.

Beit Gabriel Feb. 10, 2010 Musicians:

Internationally renowned violinist -Eyal Shiloach

Yuri Brener -Piano

Orit Gal Shiloach -Soprano

Aviram Borochov -Clarinet

Program:

Klezmer Medley - Traditional

The Klezamer Dance -Bristovsky

3 ) Hungarian Dance n' 5 -Brahms

Ana Behoach -Ovadia Hamama

Weeds are singing -Naomi Shemer

Shir Lamaalot -Kardoner

Miron Medley -Hora Dance-Traditional

Oriental Medley -Turk in America

Nahawand Hijaz -Traditional

Meditation-Massenet

Hamoriko -Sasha Argov

El majo Discreto -Granados

Napolitan song -Donizetti

Chukoralia -Gypsy Traditional

Fiddler on the roof Medley -Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick

Chardash –Monty

The concert presents "fusion" of classical music, Jewish Klezmer music and "world music".

Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 12:30−17:00

Tour guide: Cathrine Yaron

12.30        Departure from Ma'agan and visit to the baptism site Yardenit at the
                exit of the Jordan River from the southern tip of the Lake of Galilee (Kinneret).

13.30        Drive along the west coast of Lake Kinneret  to Tiberias, the
                lovely historical resort town. Visit the "Jesus boat" at Kibbutz Ginosar
                (north of Tiberias).

14.30        Visit Capernaum and view the ruins of the ancient Synagogue.

15.30        Continue to Tabgha, site of the Fish and Leaves miracle at the foot
                of the Golan-Heights.

16.30        View from Mt Beatitudes and return to the hotel.