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2009 International Cello Congress and Festival

The Israel Cello Society continues the tradition of an Annual International Cello Congress and Spring Festival during Passover, April 12-17, 2009, under the direction of Dr. DuDu Sella.
This year the Congress and Festival will be held in Jerusalem, in cooperation with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, at the Giv'at Ram campus of the Hebrew University. The congress will include open lessons, master classes, lectures, an orchestral concert performed by the Haifa Symphony Orchestra conducted by Doron Solomon, cello recitals and more.
This year, an International Amateur Cello Festival will be held under the direction of Ari Kernerman, coinciding with the activities of the Annual Cello Congress.
Accomodation - Rabin Guest House, 1 Nachman Avigad street, Jerusalem.

More information on the First International Amateur Cello Festival


Program

Hour\Day Sunday
12/4		 Monday
13/4		 Tuesday
14/4		 Wednesday
15/4		 Thursday
16/4		 Friday
17/4
9:30 Gathering Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons
10:15 Opening Session
11:00 Lessons
11:45 Conclusion
12:30 Lunch Dispersal
15:00 Lessons Lessons Lecture Lessons Lessons  
15:45
17:00 Master Class Master Class Master Class Master Class Video Screening
19:00 18:00
Reception		 Dinner
20:30 Recital Recital Recital Recital Orchestral Concert



Faculty

Name Country   Name Country
Selma Gokcen Great Britain Shmuel Magen Israel
Zvi Harell Israel Orfeo Mandozzi Austria
Micha Haran Israel Zvi Plesser Israel
Alexander Kaganovsky Switzerland/Israel DuDu Sella Israel
Gilad Kaplanski Holland/Israel Uzi Wiesel Australia/Israel
Wolfgang Laufer U.S.A./Israel Hillel Zori Israel
Peter Thiemann Spain


Pianists: Naomi Kaplan, Israel Kastoriano, Ruth Zori



In cooperation with:
Embassies :
Israel Australia Austria Holland Spain Switzerland UK USA