The 28th World Festival of Contemporary Music opened in Haifa last night with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra playing the first concert of the 11-day festival. This is the first time the event has been held outside Europe and it is Israel’s first time as host nation.
Among the participants at the festival will be the great French Jewish composer Darius Milhaud who will be present for the world premier of his new opera “David,” which he has dedicated to Israel. The opening piece of last night’s performance was also dedicated to Israel) it was the tone poem “L’Oysee d’une Race” by the Brazilian Jewish composer Hector Villa Lobos.
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