Young Israeli Musicians To Perform In Cebu

CEBU, Philippines - Two of Israel’s  leading young pianists will be in the country for a series of performances in Manila and Cebu.

The Embassy of Israel in Manila, the Consulate of Israel in Cebu in cooperation with Arts Council of Cebu Foundation, Inc and Marco Polo Plaza Hotel present pianists Yaron Kohlberg and Bishara Harouni in a night of classical music come April 29, 2010, 8pm at Marco Polo Plaza Ballroom.

Yaron Kohlberg, born in Jerusalem in 1983, is the winner of prestigious international prizes and performs regularly in Israel and abroad to critical acclaim.

Kohlberg is winner of the second prize in the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition, where he performed in the final round with the Cleveland Orchestra. Kohlberg has also won first prizes in the Parnassos International Competition in Monterrey (Mexico) and the Shostakovich International Competition in Hanover, and was a top prizewinner in other international competitions such as Andorra, Tivoli (Copenhagen) and Grieg (Oslo). In Israel he won the first prizes in the Clairmont competition, the Young Artist competition and the piano competition of the Jerusalem Music Academy. He has received many additional awards, including the Colton Scholarship of Tel Aviv University and a citation as the outstanding participant at the Tel- Hai Masterclasses. From 1992 he has been a regular recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships (with distinction).

 Bishara Harouni, born in Nazareth, studied the piano with Esther Balasha at the age of 12 in Haifa and continued his studies for eight years with Dr. Eitan Globerson in Jerusalem. He finished his studies at the “Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover” in Germany with Professor Arie Vardi. He is currently taking private lessons with Maestro Daniel Barenboim. As a concerto soloist he enjoys associations with major orchestras in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Norway, Britain, Israel and the United States. And he recently performed as a soloist with the London Philharmonia under the baton of Maestro Lorin Maazel, and under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. Harouni was also invited in the coming season to play with Gianandrea Noseda and Maestro Riccardo Mutti.