About Pro Musica Hebraica


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Pro Musica Hebraica is devoted to presenting lost and forgotten masterpieces of Jewish classical music in a concert-hall setting. Our first two concerts at Washington's Kennedy Center featured critically-acclaimed performances by Itzhak Perlman and musicians from the Juilliard School and the ARC Ensemble of Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music.
 
Charles Krauthammer
Chairman of the Board
 
Robyn Krauthammer
Chief Executive Officer
 
James Loeffler
Research Director
James Conlon
Artistic Advisor
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Upcoming Concert: November 5, 2009
On November 5, 2009 Pro Musica Hebraica opens its third season with the Apollo Ensemble of Amsterdam performing Jewish Baroque musical treasures from Italy and the Netherlands for voice and chamber orchestra. These include the American premiere of a beautiful Italian Hoshana Rabbah oratorio from 1733 and Salamone de Rossi’s rare 16th-century instrumental trios.
Recent News & Reviews
Baltimore Sun: Pro Musica Hebraica Performs 'Lost' Jewish Works
"The products of these 'St. Petersburg school' composers were mostly forgotten - an undeserved fate that is [now] being vigorously reversed."
 
Moment Magazine: New Life for Lost Jewish Music
"Most of this rich, passionate Jewish music was suppressed by the Communists when they came to power and never performed."
 
Washington Post: ARC, Peering Into the Shadows
"As this powerful performance conveyed, Weinberg's music is equal parts grief and nostalgia."