The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies is an extension of Brigham Young University, a large private American institution located in Provo, Utah.
The Classical and Jazz+ Series
The BYU Jerusalem Center hosts one of the most prestigious concert programs in the country in its auditorium with audiences enjoying a spectacular view of the Old City of Jerusalem. Professional musicians from the area provide extraordinary classical music programs on Sunday evenings and lively jazz and folk music once a month on a Thursday. These concerts are a gift to the community and are offered free of charge.
The Chamber Series
The Chamber Series is a special collaboration between the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra directed by renowned violinist Julian Rachlin.
Tickets
Tickets are free; however, you are invited to make a donation after each concert. Your entire donation is given to the performers. For information about stand-by tickets and directions for parking, please view our concert overview.
Shlomi Shem Tov, piano
Eliahu Shulman, violin
Edit Shulman, violin
Yoram Yungerman, viola
Shmuel Magen, cello
Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493
Brahms – Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34
Ester Golderman, violin
Dmitri Golderman, cello
Ilana Chayat, piano
Works by Haydn, J. Suk, Huber, Popper and more
Kobi Salomon, clarinet
Ezequiel Hezi Jait, guitar
Assaf Hakimi, bass
Yonatan Rozen, drums
A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Roi Shiloach, violin
Yaron Rosenthal, piano
Schubert – Sonatina No. 2 in a minor, D. 385
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, kreutzer
Julian Rachlin, violin
Michael Zartsekel, piano
With the JSO soloists
Dvořák – Serenade for Wind Instruments in d minor, Op. 44
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25
Micha Haran, cello
Inbar Rothschild, piano
Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 1 in e minor, Op. 38
Alla Vasilevitsky, soprano
Elina Gurevich, violin
Yoni Gotlibovich, cello
Ilan Levin, piano
Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
Songs by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff and more
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
Maria Brill, soprano
Alexander Brill, tenor saxophone
David Gru, bassoon
A fascinating journey between jazz, opera, classical and swing
Noam Buchman, flute
Eyal Kless, violin
Yoram Livne, violin
Yuval Kaminkovsky, viola
Yoram Alperin, cello
J. S. Bach – Suite in b minor
C. F. E. Bach – Concerto in d minor
J. C. Bach – Quartet in F major
Bach/Mozart – Adagio and Fugue
Evgeny Brakhman, piano
Natalia Grines, piano
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn
Anna Göckel, violin
Brandon Garbot, violin
Noémie Bialobroda, viola
Daniel Mitnitsky, cello
Haydn – String Quartet No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 76, Sunrise
Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
Dekel Epstein, saxophone
Shauli Shoub, piano
Yonatan Harut, bass
Noam David, drums
Jazz, ethnic music, world music, fusion, groove
Sergey Ostrovsky, violin
Guy BenZiony, viola
Zvi Plesser, cello
Miri Yampolsky, piano
Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 32
Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
Julian Rachlin, violin
Yoav Sened, piano
With the JSO soloists
Poulenc – Sextet for Piano and Winds, Op. 100
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Esti Rofe, flute
Mauricio Paez, bassoon
Anna Keiserman, piano
Haydn – Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25
Farrenc – Trio, Op. 45
Glinka – Trio Pathétique in d minor
Asi Matathias, violin
Victor Stanislavsky, piano
Elgar – Violin Sonata, Op. 82
Tchaikovsky – Valse Scherzo. Op. 34
Saint-Saëns – Violin Sonata No. 1 in d minor, Op. 75
Eyal Luman, kanun
Tuval Cohen, oud, guitar
Tiran Bublil, nay, clarinet, duduk
Rami Lorentz, bass
Popular and original world music and ethnic music
Carmit Zori, violin
Hillel Zori, cello
Shai Wosner, piano
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 100
Ilya Schwarts, clarinet
Kirill Mihanovsky, cello
Julia Gurvitch, piano
Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Glinka – Trio Pathétique
Brahms – Clarinet Trio in a minor, Op. 114
The Vocal Ensemble of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
Yishai Steckler, conductor
Marina Shaevich, piano
Yaron Rosenthal, piano
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op. 52
Schubert – Mirjam’s Siegesgesang, Op. 136
Lieder by Schubert and Brahms
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
With the JSO soloists
Prokofiev – Quintet in g minor, Op. 39
Brahms – Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34
Rachel Ringelstein, violin
Tali Goldberg, violin
Yoel Greenberg, viola
Tami Waterman, cello
Haydn – String Quartet in C major, Op. 54 No.
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Boccherini – String Quartet in f minor, Op. 52 No. 4
Asaf Harris, saxophone
Guy Moskovich, piano
Omri Ever Hadani, bass
Aviv Boneh, drums
Onn Yosef Kadosh, oud
Jazz, original music and ethnic music
Julian Rachlin, violin
Danny Erdman, clarinet
With the JSO soloists
Janáček – Mládí
Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115
Roy Amotz, flute
Dmitry Malkin, oboe
Danny Erdman, clarinet
Itamar Leshem, horn
Nadav Cohen, bassoon
With Benjamin Hochman, piano
Works by Haydn, Leo Smith, Ravel, Milhaud
Ram Oren, trumpet
Arin Maisky, organ
Works by Purcell, Lully, Bach, Handel and more
Victoria Gelman, violin
Omer Herz, violin
Leikie Glick, viola
Gali Knaani, cello
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1
Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 56
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
Chorole, The Israeli Choro Ensemble
Salit Lahav, flute, accordion
Daniel Ring, cavaquinho
Nir Steinberg, seven-string guitar
Oded Aloni, pandeiro
Jonathan Hadas, clarinet
Brazilian folk music