Recanati Auditorium

El Cant dels Ocells (Song of the Birds)

Reut Ventorero, soprano | Tom Karni, conductor

Jerusalem Chamber Choir

Chlil BaGalil Cello Ensemble (directed by Jonathan Gotlibovich)

 

Pablo Casals – El Cant dels Ocells

Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances

Arvo Pärt – Fratres

Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

David Lang – The Little Match Girl Passion (Israeli premiere)

 

Two ensembles join forces for a rich and varied program, featuring works in their original instrumentation alongside unique arrangements. The cellists and soprano will perform Heitor Villa-Lobos’s iconic Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. The choir will perform the Israeli premiere of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work, The Little Match Girl Passion, based on the famous tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

An exclusive festival production featuring 30 singers and cellists.

 

Duration: 75 minutes