MA A Y ANI

INTRODUCTION
méditerranéen for its 1983 European tour as the representative
Israeli work. This work was also chosen by Zubin Mehta for the
South American tour of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006.
Major performances of Maayani’s music took place in different
cities: Mizmorim – Songs of Thanksgiving and Praise in New York
with the American Symphony under Julius Rudel (1965); the first
harp concerto in Utrecht, Holland, with Susanna Mildonian as
soloist and the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra under Paul Huperts
(1963); the Concerto for Percussion and Eight Wind Instruments in
Paris, performed by the Ars Nova Ensemble conducted by Edgar
Cosma (1967); Deux Madrigaux in Paris, with Chantal Mathieu and
the Paris Woodwind Quintet (1974); Concerto symphonique for
harp and orchestra in Heidelberg, with Florence Sitruk as soloist
and the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra under Romely Pfund
(2002); Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in Beijing, China, with
Albert Mamriev as soloist and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra
under the baton of Tan Li Hua.
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Ami Maayani
with Zubin
Mehta during
a rehearsal of
Régalim.
Photo:
Alan D. Cisco