Jewish Music Institute

This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert called:  Morocco Original A night of real Moroccan celebration, in honour of newly established peace treaty with Israel. Some of the most popular songs of the North-African and Maghreb repertoire. From classic Andalusion music to the rhythmic Chaabi style - a show that is […]

A story about survival, not only of a people but of a remarkable violin. The 1713 Stradivarius was given to a young Polish Jewish prodigy, Bronislaw Huberman, who later became the founder of what is now the Israeli Philharmonic. It was stolen twice during Huberman's ownership and later put up for sale as a museum […]

This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert called: “Flamenco Andalusia” A concert with the celebration of dance and flamenco. This special Jerusalem Orchestra East West Performance will be featuring Sharon Saguy and the band Flamenconatural With guest singers - Yehuda Shviki and Yael Horowitz Conductor – Eyal Mazig You […]

JMI - Jewish Music Institute are honoured to partner with the Azrieli Foundation to bring you the gala concerts from the prestigious Azrieli Music Prizes GALA CONCERT with Meet The Composers afterwards 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert, filmed October 22, 2020 by Prodcan Inc. from Bourgie Hall, Montreal, QC, Canada. Featuring Le Nouvel Ensemble […]

This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert called: Africa! Singers Ravid Kahalani (Yemen Blues) and Riff Cohen perform with the Jerusalem Orchestra East West, to bring together the four corners of North African Jewish musical traditions in an intoxicating mix of genres and songs, expertly balanced under the baton of conductor […]

JMI - Jewish Music Institute are honoured to partner with the Azrieli Foundation to bring you the gala concerts from the prestigious Azrieli Music Prizes 2016 Azrieli Music Prizes Concert filmed lived on September 18, 2017 by David Merrill and Petr Homola from Smetana Hall (Prague, CZ), featuring the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Mixed […]

This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert called: Love Songs Of Andalus Legendary Israeli Singer-Songwriter David Broza performs with Jerusalem Orchestra East West with a concert titled: "Love Songs of Andalus" celebrating the Sephardi music of Andalus expertly balanced under the baton of conductor Tom Cohen. You can watch the performance at 7.30pm […]

JMI – Jewish Music Institute are honoured to partner with Jewish Renaissance magazine to bring you an evening of music and insights into the Jewish music of Renaissance Italy. You can watch the programmes at 7.30pm GMT on our Facebook page on on our website here at this page or on the front page. Jewish Renaissance magazine […]

This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert featuring the amazing Israeli Singer and guest artist: Yasmin Levy Special guest: flamenco guitarist Yechiel Hasson The love story between Yasmin Levy and the Jerusalem Orchestra East West extends over many years. It began in a joint project in 2011, which culminated […]

JMI bring you this definitive film on music and the holocaust to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27th, 2021 FILM: The Music of Terezín Q&A: with Director Simon Broughton (Drawing above by Helga Weissova-Hoskova) During World War II, the Terezín (Theresienstadt) ghetto saw a truly remarkable burst of artistic creativity in the face of adversity. This […]

 - 24 hour screening ONLY - This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert featuring two outstanding Israeli artists: A-WA and Shai Tsabari We present a concert dedicated to a unique geographical-cultural phenomenon in Israel - Kerem Hatemanim. This influence of this neighbourhood on Israeli music and culture is unequivocal. The concert traces […]

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Yehudi Menuhin – Jewish Musician? The great violinist, Yehudi Menuhin, was born just over 100 years ago. Something of a wunderkind, he matured not just into one of the most important musicians of the twentieth century, but into a leading figure on the world-stage, with the ear of prime ministers, presidents and royalty across the […]

Inventions in Solitude, binds together old and new work, including several pieces Jeremy Arden composed while in lockdown and his elemental and explosive piano cycle, Infinite Sets and Double Binds, composed in 1999 and performed by the extraordinary Matthew Schellhorn. In November 2019, a year in advance, Jeremy Arden booked the beautiful Holywell Music Room in […]

This screening is part of a broadcast partnership between JMI - Jewish Music Institute and Jerusalem Orchestra East West. This is a special screening on the eve of Purim, celebrating jewish music and cultural interactions throughout the Persian Gulf. 1. Interview with Tom Cohen about the work, development and vision of the Jerusalem Orchestra East […]