The Israel Festival will take place between May 28 – June 20, 2014 in various locations in Jerusalem. With the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv, the Maxim Quartet will be present in the festival to perform a world music concert on June 5th, 2014, at 21:00 at the First Station (David Remez Square) in Jerusalem. The event is part of the Jazz Club program, the traditional series of outdoor concerts organized annually by the festival. The musical program includes works and arrangements after Johnny Raducanu, Dan Dediu, Eugen Doga, Paul Constantinescu, Tiberiu Olah, Igor Stravinsky and Nino Rota
Free entrance, the number of seats is limited.
Maxim Quartet was founded in 2011 by four well-known Romanian musicians who burst out of the classical tradition to explore new styles: from stylized Romanian traditional or theatrical music to jazz. Its members, Horia Maxim (piano), Mihaela Anica (flute), Fernando Mihalache (accordion) and Săndel Smărăndescu (double bass) are first rate artists of Romanian classical stages.
Having deep roots into the classical music, the four musicians are aiming a voyage both to the music depths and out of its borders, by the nonchalant transforming of one of the most popular and bench marking musical creations.
This new sonorous approach is becoming the Maxim Quartet’s mark that represents the pleasure of playing music, the specific sounding and taste for instrumental perfection.
„Four musicians, four artistic destinies, and one goal to be achieved: pure beauty or how to find the warmth in the stuck feelings and attitudes imposed by the time trends.” (Radio France Internationale)
Founded in 1961, the Israel Festival takes place annually for a few weeks in the spring. Throughout the festival, audiences are able to enjoy performances by artists from all over the world, as well as premieres of Israeli works and tributes to leading Israeli artists. The public can also attend a large selection of free performances, including street theatre, children’s shows and a nightly jazz club.
This year, the festival will host artists from: Japan, France, Canada, The Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, UK, USA, Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Georgia and Israel.
