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International Touring

As Israel’s foremost cultural ambassador the IPO is dedicated to presenting exceptional music to audiences in Israel and around the world.

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KeyNote Performances

Learn how the IPO's education outreach program is bringing coexistence through music to thousands of Israeli children year-round.

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The universal language of mankind

American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) seeks to strengthen and broaden
the reach of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as the preeminent cultural ambassador for the
State of Israel and expand the support of classical music and musical education in Israel.

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A Historic Project

Read about the IPO's monumental task of digitizing over 80 years of history, preserving and organizing for future generations.

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History

Browse the timeline of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and read about it's rich history from 1936 to today.

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News Stories

The Bernstein Benchmark

July 24, 2017

The centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth has special resonance for the IPO. August 25, 2018 marks the centennial of the birth of Leonard Bernstein. Though his arrival to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants in Lawrence, Massachusetts was quiet and unassuming, his departure 72 years later, as one of the century’s most recognizable and revered men, had impact around the globe. Bernstein left behind a body of work, circle of admirers and variety of energized institutions, notably the New York Philharmonic, where he was…[Read More]

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An August Return to China

Zubin Mehta leads the IPO to Nanjing and Harbin for five concerts. In the first weeks of August, months before its much-anticipated fall tour to the United States, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is making an historic return to China for concerts in Nanjing, Jiangsu’s provincial capital, on August 5, 6 and 7 and Harbin, the largest city in Heilongjiang province, on August 10 and 12. This will be the full orchestra’s eighth trip to China, but its first during the…[Read More]

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