The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies is an extension of Brigham Young University, a large private American institution located in Provo, Utah.
The Classical and Jazz+ Series
The BYU Jerusalem Center hosts one of the most prestigious concert programs in the country in its auditorium with audiences enjoying a spectacular view of the Old City of Jerusalem. Professional musicians from the area provide extraordinary classical music programs on Sunday evenings and lively jazz and folk music once a month on a Thursday. These concerts are a gift to the community and are offered free of charge.
The Chamber Series
The Chamber Series is a special collaboration between the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra directed by renowned violinist Julian Rachlin.
Tickets
Tickets are free; however, you are invited to make a donation after each concert. Your entire donation is given to the performers. For information about stand-by tickets and directions for parking, please view our concert overview.
- Asaf Zohar, piano
- Eyal Kless, violin
- Maria Yushkoskaya, violin
- Irina Savelieva, viola
- Anton Andreev, cello
- Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449 (Chamber version)
- Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op. 37 (Chamber version)
- Sivan Rotem, soprano
- Bavat Marom, alto
- Eyal Bat, piano and arrangements
- Lieder by Mendelsshon, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and more
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Kobi Salomon, clarinet
- Tali Goldberg, violin
- Michael Pavia, violin
- Shuli Waterman, viola
- Hila Epstein, cello
A fascinating journey between jazz and classical
- Julian Rachlin, violin
- With musicians from the JSO
- Mozart – Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407
- Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
- Roy Shiloah, violin
- Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
- Ariel Tushinski, cello
- Miri Yampolsky, piano
- Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
- Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G major, Op. 25
- Noam Buchman, flute
- Gilad Hildesheim, violin
- Irit Livne, viola
- Yoram Alperin, cello
- Mozart – Three flute quartets
- Doppler – Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy, Op. 26
- Alon and Guy Ostrun, piano
- Mozart – Sonata for Piano Four Hands in C major, K. 521
- Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in e minor, Op. 98 – First movement (Original version for piano four hands)
- Tchaikovsky – Pieces from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
- Ravel – Rapsodie Espagnole, Op. 54
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Emil Aybinder, accordion
- Avraham Schwabe, pan flute
- Pavel Levin, violin
- Popular world music from the Balkans, France, Argentina, Brazil, Gypsy music and more
- Cane Trio
- Omri Rave, oboe
- Orit Orbach, clarinet
- Uzi Shalev, bassoon
- Bach – Suite
- Haydn – Divertimento
- Mozart – Divertimento
- Beethoven – Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 87
- Tel Aviv Collegium Singers
- Yishai Steckler, conductor
- Yishai Steckler, conductor
- English and French music for choir
- Morningside Music Bridge (MMB)
- Wojciech Niedziolka, violin (Poland)
- Brandon Leonard, cello (USA)
- Yoav Roth, piano (Israel)
- Works by Handel, Brahms and more
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Amit Friedman Quartet
- Amit Friedman, saxophone
- Katia Toobool, piano
- Gilad Abro, bass
- Yonatan Rozen, drums
- Popular and original jazz pieces
- Gidi Meir, organ
- Music by J. S. Bach, Buxtehude and Couperin
- Including works from the special repertoire for Advent
- Rachel Ringelstein, violin
- Tali Goldberg, violin
- Yoel Greenberg, viola
- Tami Waterman, cello
- Farina – Capriccio Stravagante
- Haydn – String Quartet in D major, Op. 71 No. 2
- Ravel – String Quartet in F major
- Asi Matathias, violin
- Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello
- Victor Stanislavsky, piano
- Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in d minor, Op. 49
- A piece for violin and piano - TBA
- A piece for cello and piano - TBA
- Julian Rachlin, violin
- With musicians from the JSO
- O. Mustonen – String Sextet
- Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
- Yossi Arnheim, flute
- Irit Rub, piano
- Haydn – Sonata Ho. XV:31, Andante in e-flat minor
- M. Zorman – Wandering
- Bach – Sonata in C major BWV 1033
- Schubert – Introduction and Variations Op. 160 on "Trockne Blumen"
- Student Choir of the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies
- Selected songs for Christmas
- Sergey Ostrovsky, violin
- Felix Nemirovsky, cello
- Evgeny Brakhman, piano
- Rachmaninoff – Trio élégiaque No. 1 in g minor
- Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
- Tom Zalmanov, piano
- Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and more
- Ensemble Finale
- Rinat Erlichman, violin
- Barak Shossberger, violin
- Leah (Leikie) Glick, viola
- Gali Knaani, cello
- Schubert – String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D. 840, "Rosamunde"
- Beethoven – String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
- Yuval Herz, violin
- Anna Göckel, violin
- Peter Versoni, viola
- Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
- Joёl Marosi, cello
- Daniel Mitnitsky, cello
- Schulhoff – String Sextet
- Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Keren Hadar, soprano
- Oded Shoub, guitar
- A Tribute to Edith Piaf, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Joan Baez, Judy Garland and more.
- Hagai Shaham, violin
- Raphael Wallfisch, cello
- Arnon Erez, piano
- Schubert – Sonata in a minor for Violin and Piano, D. 385
- Schubert – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 99
- Ensemble Phoenix
- Tali Goldberg, violin
- Lilia Slavny, violin
- Amos Boasson, viola
- Myrna Herzog, viola da gamba
- Haydn – String Quartet in d minor, Op. 76 No. 2, "Fifths"
- Mozart – String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465, "Dissonance"
- Nitai Zori, violin
- Tali Kravitz, viola
- Ella Toovey, cello
- Michal Tal, piano
- Pejačević – Piano Quartet in d minor, Op. 25
- Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Assaf Hakimi, bass
- Roee Lauterbach, piano
- Itai Armon, persian tar
- Regev Ashkenazi, drums
- Jazz, original music and world music
- Natan Tishin, violin
- Alexander Ivanov, piano
- Bartók – Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano
- Bach – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin and Piano
- Schubert – "Grand Duo" in A major, D. 574
- Ravel – "Tzigane" for Violin and Piano
- Zvi Plesser, cello
- Yehuda Inbar, piano
- Beethoven – Sonatas for cello and piano and more
- Rosmarin Ensemble
- Rotem Braten, flute
- Itamar Ringel, viola
- Marina Fradin, harp
- Beethoven – Serenade in D major (arr. by Ami Maayani)
- Brahms – A selection from "Two Songs", Op. 91 (flute, viola and harp version)
- Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
- Ravel – Sonatine (arr. by Carlos Salzedo)
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Konstantin Kobyliansky, baritone
- Ella Pasik, piano
- Love songs from famous musicals.
- Ashley Solomon, traverso
- Gilat Rotkop, baroque bassoon
- Jochewed Schwarz, harpsichord
- Works by Teleman, Couperin, Boismortier, Leclair and more
- The Ankor Choir
- Directed by Dafna Ben Yohanan
- The JAND Conservatory and High School Orchestra
- Nimrod Gaon, conductor
- Nimrod Gaon, conductor
- Pergolesi – Stabat Mater
- Selected pieces for choir
- Tal Ganor, soprano
- Igal Levin, clarinet
- Batia Murvitz, piano
- Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103: No. 4 – Wiegenlied
- Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39
- Poulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
- Mahler – Symphony No. 4: 4th movement, arranged by Arnon Zimra for soprano, clarinet and piano
- Schubert – Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Gilad Harel, clarinet
- Ilya Magalnyk, accordion
- Swing, French chanson, Brazilian choro, Klezmer and more
- Julian Rachlin, violin
- With musicians from the JSO
- Prokofiev – Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94
- Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
- Eyal Kless, violin
- Ron Regev, piano
- Works by Saint-Saёns, Sarasate, Kreisler, Paganini and more
- Yoram Zerbib, guitar
- The guitar solo music by Sor, Granados, Albéniz, Turina, Moreno Torroba, Barrios Mangore, Riera and Lauro
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Karin Aloni, trumpet
- Nitzan Kolto, piano
- Gon Shani, bass
- Gili Ben Zvi, congas
- Shai Zalman, drums
- Popular and original jazz pieces and Latin music
- Israeli Chamber Project
- Itamar Zorman, violin
- Daniel Bard, violin
- Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
- Michal Korman, cello
- Tibi Cziger, clarinet
- Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
- Gershwin – Porgy and Bess: Suite for Clarinet and Strings
- Korngold – Much Ado About Nothing: Suite for String Quartet
- Ram Oren, trumpet
- Yelena Tishin, violin
- Evgenia Oren, viola
- Dmitry Golderman, cello
- Works by J. S. Bach, Handel, Schubert, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Piazzolla, Andersen and more
- Naama Liany Einav, mezzo-soprano
- Yoni Farhi, piano
- Works by Barber, Petrovich, Mompou, Bernstein and more
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Nizar Elkhater, piano
- And Friends
- Fairuz, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Farid El-Atrash, Rahbani Brothers and more
- Saida Bar-Lev, violin
- Shuli Waterman, viola
- Gal Nyska, cello
- Ron Selka, clarinet
- Alon Reuven, horn
- Ishay Shaer, piano
- Schreker – Der Wind
- Dohnányi – Sextet in C major, Op. 37
- Julian Rachlin, violin
- Alexander Malofeev, piano
- With musicians from the JSO
- Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108
- Brahms – Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34
- Elina Gurevich, violin
- Tali Kravitz, viola
- Yoni Gotlibovich, cello
- Ilan Levin, piano
- Mozart – Piano Quintet in g minor, K. 478
- Fauré – Piano Quartet in c minor, Op. 15
- Yigal Meltzer, trumpet
- Yuval Shapiro, trumpet
- Itamar Leshem, horn
- Tal Ben Rei, trombone
- Itai Agmon, tuba
- Works by Gershwin, Albéniz, Crespo and more, arranged for brass quintet
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Uri Bracha, guitar
- Asaf Hakimi, bass
- Gonen Rosenberg, drums
- Milton Michaeli, piano
- Jazz pieces, bossa nova and Latin music
- Rinat Erlichman, violin
- May Endy, cello
- Itamar Prag, piano
- Haydn – Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:21
- Beethoven – Piano Trio in c minor, Op. 1 No. 3
- Brahms – Piano Trio in c minor, Op. 101
- Amnon Valk, violin
- Yoram Livne, violin
- Irit Livne, viola
- Yaniv Livne, viola
- Yoram Alperin, cello
- Vag Papian, piano
- Mozart – String Quintet No. 4 in g minor, K. 516
- Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
- Is this a jazz concert?
- Yes
- Doctor Jazz
- Elazar (Larry) Brandt, trombone
- Shimi (Panza) Gilad, banjo
- Eli Preminger, trumpet
- Anton Lutsky, sousaphone
- Amnon Ben Artsi, trombone
- Kobi Solomon, clarinet
- Dor Bar Av, washboard and drums
- The Vocal Ensemble HeChatzer
- directed by Udi Raz
- directed by Udi Raz
- Traditional jazz from the riverboats and the dance halls of New Orleans, music from the early days of jazz, fresh interpretations of classic Gospel songs and more
- Daniela Skorka, soprano
- Rafael Skorka, piano
- Love Arias by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini and more