The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Carnegie Hall next month

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will officially return to the United States next month for a four-concert residency program at Carnegie Hall from October 15 through 18. The ensemble will play three productions at the Stern Auditorium, all under the leadership of director Lahav Shani and featuring violinist Pinchas Zukerman, cellist Amanda Forsyth and other orchestra members.

According to an official press release, the concerts shine “a light on composer Paul Ben-Haim, with three of his significant orchestral works paired with Tchaikovsky symphonies.” Although Ben-Haim’s work was rooted in the German tradition—he lived and worked in Munich before emigrating—his music was also clearly influenced by his adopted homeland of Palestine, where he moved in 1933 to escape the rise of fascism in Europe.

Regarded as Israel’s most important cultural ambassador on an international platform, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the country’s national orchestra, was founded as the Palestine Symphony Orchestra by violinist Bronislaw Huberman back in 1936, when many Jewish musicians were kicked out of European troupes. The collective was renamed in 1948, after the creation of the state of Israel. Now based in Tel Aviv, the body’s principal concert venue is Heichal HaTarbut, the largest destination of its kind in the city.

You can read through the programs right here and snag tickets to the performances here.