Weizmann Institute of Science
27 February – 8 March 2026
Theme: “Fraternity through the Lens of Science”
For this session, we will work with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.
The theme “Fraternity through the Lens of Science” highlights the deep connections between music, scientific advances, and the quest for shared humanity.
Philippe Cassard has established an international reputation as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician since giving a joint recital with Christa Ludwig in Paris in 1985. The same year he was finalist at the Clara Haskil Competition and in 1988 he won the First Prize at the Dublin International Piano Competition. […] See more
A musician renowned for his intellectual curiosity, his taste for musical adventures and his commitment to society, David Grimal regularly performs on the world’s greatest stages: Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna’s Musikverein, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, […] See more
Performances as soloist and chamber musician have seen Juan-Miguel Hernandez on some of the world’s leading halls, including Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Salzburg Mozarteum, King’s Place (London), Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and The White House. […] See more
Gustav Rivinius is the first and only German musician to be awarded a First Prize Gold Medal at the 1990 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In addition, he received a special prize for the best interpretation of a Tchaikovsky composition, outperforming all other competitors. […] See more
Born in 1990 in Tel Aviv, Udi Perlman is an award-winning composer whose music showcases a distinctive fusion of influences from his upbringing in Israel with contemporary classical music sensibilities. With a penchant for crafting captivating musical narratives and unexpected formal twists […] See more
Presented by the Faculty of Biochemistry and the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Weizmann Institute, this lecture explores the field of ecology and the ways trees communicate.
This lecture from the Department of Brain Sciences addresses the field of neurobiology to examine the question of human crying.
The composers studied during this session are:
Works by composer-in-residence Udi Perlman will be performed in concert: Notos Trio and Alila II.
We also commissioned an original Octuor, named Normal Science.
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