{"id":17681,"date":"2012-02-12T01:01:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T08:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=17681"},"modified":"2012-02-12T01:05:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-12T08:05:32","slug":"celebrating-love-at-the-herzliya-performing-arts-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=17681","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Love at the Herzliya Performing Arts Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting on Valentine\u2019s Day there will be a musical love-fest at the Herzliya Performing Arts Center from February 14 \u2013 18, with Mosh Ben Ari, Yehuday Poliker, Boaz Sharabi, Marina Maximilian Blumen, Gil Shohat and more\u2026.<\/p>\n

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Yehuda Poliker\/Photo: Roy Negri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The main event will be Yehuda Poliker\u2019s<\/strong> concert \u201cEinayim Sheli 2011\u201d on February 18, 2012 at 21:00, celebrating 25 years to the album. Merging rock with Greek\/Mediterranean sounds and hits from the Israeli 80s band Benzeen as well as his solo albums, Poliker will be accompanied by a 12 person ensemble of musicians and vocalists.<\/p>\n

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Mosh Ben Ari\/Photo: Zohar Iron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mosh Ben Ari<\/strong> will be performing on Valentine\u2019s Day, February 14th, with a 10 person ensemble. Singing hits from his albums, with new arrangements to love songs from his repertoire.<\/p>\n

The 15th will be a musical evening devoted to that dance of seduction \u2013 the tango, with a performance by Eduardo Avramson and his band. Opening the evening will be a talk by Yoel Shtrug on \u201cBuenos Aires in the rhythm of the Tango.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hashlishiya (The Trio)\/Photo: Gilad Bar Shalev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thursday, February 16th will be an evening of musical nostalgia, with Uri Banai<\/strong>, Nicky Goldstein<\/strong> and Ilan Leibovich<\/strong> – Hashlishiya<\/strong> (the trio) – singing the songs of famous Israeli trios: Gesher HaYarkon, Hahalonot HaGvohim, Hashlosharim, Haneshamot Hatehorot, HaGashash HaHiver and more\u2026with arrangements and musical direction by David Krivushey, the evening is written and directed by Hadar Galron. Musicians: Ilan Aviv \u2013 bass, Doron Mizrahi \u2013 guitar, Eli Ben Shoshan \u2013 drums, Ofer Peled \u2013 wind instruments.<\/p>\n

Boaz Sharabi<\/strong> will sing on Thursday in the auditorium, with pianist Yaron Bachar in an intimate performance \u201cMitoch Ahava.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday, February 17th will start early with a talk by Dr. Nira Kfir on \u201cSometimes When Love Ends\u201d at 9:30. Pianist\/composer Gil Shohat<\/strong> will entertain and enlighten with Gershwin\u2019s Porgy and Bess at noon.<\/p>\n

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Gil Shohat and Marina Maximilian Blumen\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shohat will return in the evening, accompanied by Marina Maximilian Blumen<\/strong> for an evening of new pop arrangements based on classical sounds. Accompanying the duo will be the Elysium Ensemble, and the program will include selections from Bach, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with American standards such as \u201cFly Me To The Moon\u201d and Israeli classics from Sasha Argov, Mordechai Zeira and the younger generation of Matti Caspi, Yoni Rechter, as well as originals from both Shohat and Blumen.<\/p>\n

Shlomit Aharon and Peter Wertheimer (saxophones, flute and clarinet) will grace the auditorium at 21:30 with \u201cShirim sheHalev lo Shocheach\u201d \u2013 new interpretations to beloved songs, with Dror Alexander \u2013 keyboards, Idan Friedman \u2013 drums, Doron Mizrahi \u2013 guitar, and Oren Letz \u2013 bass.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, February 18th there will be a festive morning concert \u201cMedabrim al Ahava\u201d dedicated to love with the great love arias of the opera.<\/p>\n

All performances will take place at the Herzliya Performing Arts Center, 15 Jabotinsky Street, Herzliya. Tickets and information: 1 \u2013 700 702929. www.hoh-herzliy.co.il<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting on Valentine\u2019s Day there will be a musical love-fest at the Herzliya Performing Arts Center from February 14 \u2013 18, with Mosh Ben Ari, Yehuday Poliker, Boaz Sharabi, Marina Maximilian Blumen, Gil Shohat and more\u2026. The main event will be Yehuda Poliker\u2019s concert \u201cEinayim Sheli 2011\u201d on February 18, 2012 at 21:00, celebrating 25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}