The Elaine and Sir James Wolfensohn International series

We are pleased to present to you the 2025-2026 concert season of the International Series.

The Jerusalem Music Centre has been working closely with the world’s leading musicians for many years, in partnerships that allow us to hold concerts on an international level and strengthen Jerusalem’s position as a leading city in the world in the field of classical music.

We are proud of the ever growing participation of young musicians, graduates of the Music Centre, in our various series. We witness the talent and success of Israeli musicians in the field of classical music as a result of the unprecedented nurturing they have received and continue to receive within the framework of our activities at the Jerusalem Music Centre.

We have decided to dedicate the International Series to the memory of the fallen and victims of the war that has accompanied us for almost two years. One of the highlights of the series and the entire season will be a special gala concert by the renowned pianist Yevgeny Kissin, who decided to dedicate a solo recital to the memory of the victims of the October Seven.

As part of the series, we will hear wonderful string quartets, including the Jerusalem, Belcea, Ariel and Leonocro, the Amatis Trio, cellist Anastasia Kovekina and pianist Natalia Grines, string sextes played by graduates of the Jerusalem Music Centre, and a solo recital by international pianist Yoav Levanon, a graduate of the Music Centre’s programs.

Special thanks go to the Wolfensohn family who decided to commemorate the family’s parents – strong supporters of the State of Israel, who were involved in the establishment of the Jerusalem Music Centre and have supported it over the years.

We all pray and hope for the safe return of the kidnapped and the fighters to their homes, for the end of the war and for the rehabilitation of the victims of the war and the Israeli society.

The world of classical music and the State of Israel lost two of their most ardent devotees with the passing of Sir James and Elaine Wolfensohn z’l. Jim and Elaine were music lovers, idealists deeply committed to music and Jerusalem’s cultural heritage as vital areas for engagement and inclusion across communities. As such, they were the Jerusalem Music Centre’s greatest ambassadors, as JMC represented the confluence of their deepest passions.

ג’ים ואיליין תמכו במרכז למוסיקה ירושלים למן היווסדו; אין זה מקרה שראש העירייה טדי קולק, אייזק שטרן ומשפחת רוטשילד (שבלעדיהם מרכז למוסיקה ירושלים לא היה קיים) היו בין המשפיעים החשובים ביותר בחייו של ג’ים וולפנזון. טדי קולק הביא את ג’ים לקרן לירושלים, שבראשה עמד ושימש יושב ראש ומדריך במשך שנים רבות. אייזק שטרן חבַר לג’ים להציל את קרנגי הול בניו יורק, שג’ים גם הוביל במשך שנים רבות; ולבסוף, ג’ים היה חבר קרוב מאוד של משפחת רוטשילד, ונפל בחלקו הכבוד הרב לשרת בתפקיד נאמן יד הנדיב במשך 22 שנים.

Elaine’s commitment to Israel was profoundly influenced by her parents, who brought her to Israel in 1952. With a deep-rooted vision for greater quality and equality in education, Elaine held leadership positions on the boards of numerous Israeli educational and cultural institutions and visited with great frequency until her unexpected and untimely passing. She was never happier than when she was in Israel, surrounded by friends and music. She was an equal partner in all of Jim’s work, whether with the Jerusalem Foundation, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, or at the World Bank where Jim served a ten year term as President from 1995 to 2005.

Over their 59-year marriage, Jim and Elaine attended hundreds of performances at the IPO and the JMC often travelling so as not to miss a concert of one of their many musician friends. They would be deeply touched by the creation of this concert series, and the Wolfensohn family and the Jerusalem Music Centre are profoundly grateful to Yad Hanadiv for the generous memorial gift that made the series possible. הם היו ודאי נרגשים מאוד מסדרת הקונצרטים הזאת, ומשפחת וולפנזון ומרכז למוסיקה ירושלים מודים מעומק הלב ליד הנדיב על תרומת ההנצחה הנדיבה שאפשרה את קיום הסדרה.

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International Series Subscription Guidelines

Subscription type	Price Full	Senior citizen	Subscription holder	Purchace Early until 1.9.23
Full package (10 concerts)	1200 NIS	1100 NIS	1050 NIS	1000 NIS
Premium package (7 concerts)	930	880	820	770
Selective package (5 concerts)	710	620	590	540
XMulti5 Ticket	710	620	590	540
Single Ticket	145	130