About this Event
iPalpiti orchestra of international laureates/ Maestro Eduard Schmieder
“Eduard Schmieder, the founder of the admirable iPalpiti, believes that music remains a functional universal language… is a serious and resourceful podium personality… world-class…sensational.” —Los Angeles Times
The iPalpiti Festival “has become one of the highlights – in some years, the highlight – of the summer here.” —R. Ginell, American Record Guide
[ee-PAHL-pit-ee is Italian for “heartbeats”] has performed to sold-out audiences in prestigious venues such as Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Mozarteum Grosse Hall (Salzburg), Nikkei Hall (Tokyo), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Carnegie Hall (New York), and has been invited as ensemble-in-residence to festivals in Slovenia, Israel, Carinthia, Belgium, Italy, Poland, and Martha Argerich Festival in Japan.
Referred to as a “Musical Peace Corps,” iPalpiti has created an international cultural network of hundreds of classical artists, forging life-time associations and friendships that transcend the conflicts of our time.
Program will include String Symphony by Mendelssohn, Death and the Maiden by Schubert, Shindler’s List by Williams and featured soloists:
Czech cellist ― Kaddish by Israeli composer Mark Kopytman
American pianist – Rapsodia Sinfonica by Joaquin Turina
Italian violinist – by Syrian composer Kareem Roustom* *Premiered by iPalpiti in 2011. Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote " … No one knows where the Middle East is headed. But here was hope. A composer from Syria has made lovingly fanciful arrangements of Jewish music.… an orchestra made up of Jews, Christians and Muslims from 19 countries…”
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 South Saint John Avenue, Pasadena, United States
USD 36.00 to USD 180.00