NAFTALI HERZ IMBER              Hatikva (“The Hope”)
(1856-1909)                               Arr. for Strings by Raphael Fusco

ALEKSANDER TANSMAN         Triptych for Strings (Polish-Jewish Heritage)
(1897-1986)                               Allegro risoluto
                                                Andante
                                                Presto

ANDRE HAJDU                         Truat Melekh; Jewish Rhapsody for
(b. 1932)                                   Clarinet and Strings (PAVEL VINNITSKY, bass clarinet/clarinet)
                                                Kol Nidrey
                                                Ani Ma’amin
                                                Nigun and Shofar
                                                Night Procession
                                                Dance’s from Abu’s Courtyard
                                                Prayer

IGOR TKACHENKO                   Lacrimosa for Strings  World Premiere
(b. 1962)

                                                INTERMISSION

TRADITIONAL                          Negunei Neshama
                                                Arr. by Anatoliy Trofimov and Pavel Vinnitsky
                                                Nina Beilina, violin; Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinet
                                                Tatyana Margulis, cello; Anatoliy Trofimov, bayan
                                                Jerome Butler, double bass

NAOMI SHEMER                       Jerusalem of Gold
(1932-2004)                                Arr. for Strings by Raphael Fusco

MUSICIAN ROSTER

Violins
Alex Abayev
Danilo Bonina
Micael Kuchuk
Bruno Peña
Adrian Pintea
Muneyoshi Takahashi
Dimiter Tchernookov
Wei-Yi Wang

Viola
Boris Deviatov
Zakaria Enikeev
Olivier Fluchaire
Amir Shiff

Cello
Tatyana Margulis
David Himmelheber
Igor Scedrov
Double Bass
Jerome Butler