Two concerts in the spirit of “At this time and in seasons past,” dedicated to Keshet Elion friends in New York and Israel and music-lovers everywhere, were held over Hannukah 2020.
To the first concert (16/12/20), which celebrated the seventh candle’s lighting, we invited the outstanding musician and composer Alma Deutscher, who, as a young violinist, has participated in the past in Keshet Eilon seminars. Alma lit the candles and played her piano variations on the traditional song Ma’oz Tsur.
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At the second concert (17/12/21) when the eighth candle was lit, we were joined by Keshet Eilon friends and supporters, ex-South Africans Myra and Smoky Simon, Morris Kahn and Jonathan Beare.
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In keeping with the motif of Hannukah, “Seasons past” were represented at the concerts by the world-renowned artists Sergei Khachatryan and Maxim Vengerov, who have participated in Keshet Eilon’s summer courses in the past. In contrast, young violinists Leia Zhu, Hina and Fiona Khuong-Huu, and cellist Nahar Eliaz represented “this time,” namely, young artists of the present. The Keshet Eilon Ensemble brought the concerts to a festive close by performing a medley of four traditional Hannukah songs, arranged and performed by pianist Rustam Rahmedov (Turkmenistan.)