iPalpiti orchestra at Ambassador Auditorium

iPalpiti orchestra of international laureates/ Maestro Eduard Schmieder

“Eduard Schmieder, the founder of the admirable iPalpiti, believes that music remains a functional universal language… is a serious and resourceful podium personality… world-class…sensational.” —Los Angeles Times

The iPalpiti Festival “has become one of the highlights – in some years, the highlight – of the summer here.” —R. Ginell, American Record Guide

iPalpiti [ee-PAHL-pit-ee is Italian for “heartbeats”] has performed to sold-out audiences in prestigious venues such as Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Mozarteum Grosse Hall (Salzburg), Nikkei Hall (Tokyo), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Carnegie Hall (New York), and has been invited as ensemble-in-residence to festivals in Slovenia, Israel, Carinthia, Belgium, Italy, Poland, and Martha Argerich Festival in Japan.

Referred to as a “Musical Peace Corps,” iPalpiti has created an international cultural network of hundreds of classical artists, forging life-time associations and friendships that transcend the conflicts of our time.

Program will include String Symphony by Mendelssohn, Death and the Maiden by Schubert, Shindler’s List by Williams and featured soloists:

Czech cellist Vilém Vlček ― Kaddish by Israeli composer Mark Kopytman

American pianist Michael Davidman – Rapsodia Sinfonica by Joaquin Turina

Italian violinist Davide De Ascaniis – Klezmer Dances by Syrian composer Kareem Roustom* *Premiered by iPalpiti in 2011. Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote " … No one knows where the Middle East is headed. But here was hope. A composer from Syria has made lovingly fanciful arrangements of Jewish music.… an orchestra made up of Jews, Christians and Muslims from 19 countries…”