Guitar Festival Lights Up Tel Aviv's ANU Museum
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
The "Guitar on the Roof" International Classical Guitar Festival is being held for the second time at the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv from December 6-8 during Hanukkah. The event features Israeli and international guitarists, including Michel Bersson, Yoram Zerbib, Daniel Akiva, and Italian guest Gian Marco Ciampa. The program includes Spanish, Georgian, Kabbalistic, and world music, with performances by flutist Lila Akiva Kabiri and actress Elena Yaralova.
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- The "Guitar on the Roof" festival runs December 6-8 at Tel Aviv's ANU Museum during Hanukkah.
- The festival features Israeli guitarists Michel Bersson, Yoram Zerbib, and Daniel Akiva.
- Daniel Akiva will perform Kabbalistic meditations with video art and baroque flute accompaniment.
- Actress Elena Yaralova will perform songs in multiple languages.
- Italian guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa, winner of over 40 awards, will headline the final night.
- The festival showcases diverse classical guitar music from various cultures and eras.
The second annual "Guitar on the Roof" International Classical Guitar Festival will take place at the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv from December 6-8, coinciding with Hanukkah. The festival aims to symbolize the triumph of light over darkness through music performed by Israeli and international guitarists.
The opening night, December 6, features a performance by guitarists Michel Bersson and Yoram Zerbib, representing different generations and focusing on Spanish and Georgian music. Bersson, a two-time winner of the Jerusalem Classical Guitar Competition, will present "From Modernity to Classics." Zerbib, a professor at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and a laureate of international competitions, will perform Spanish composers' works.
On December 7, legendary Israeli guitarist and composer Daniel Akiva will present "Spanish Journeys," accompanied by baroque flutist Lila Akiva Kabiri. Akiva will also debut four guitar meditations on Kabbalistic themes, enhanced by video art to evoke Jewish mysticism. The evening continues with actress Elena Yaralova performing "On the Properties of Passion," featuring songs in Yiddish, Ladino, Spanish, and Hebrew.
The festival's final evening, December 8, is dedicated to Italian guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa, a recipient of over 40 international awards. Ciampa's program, "LA DOLCE GUITAR," will traverse centuries and cultures, including works by Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Giulio Regondi, Agustin Barrios, and Carlo Domenico. The festival promises a diverse exploration of the classical guitar's capabilities.