Lichtbogen by Kaija Saariaho The Meitar Ensemble, Conductor-Matthias Pintscher

This was live streamed on September 30th, 2013 from the Israel Conservatory at Tel Aviv.

The name LICHTBOGEN stems from Northern Lights which composer Kaija Saariaho saw in the Arctic sky when starting to work with this piece. She would later say that: "...When looking at the movements of these immense, silent lights which run over the black sky, first ideas concerning the form and language for the piece started to move in my mind. What is the dependence - and does it exist at all? - between this phenomenon of nature and my piece, I don't know."
The highly acclaimed Meitar Ensemble, led by pianist Amit Dolberg, was praised by the NY Times for their "excellence, poise and precision".

Conductor and Composer Mathias Pintscher was recently named by the Ensemble Intercontemporain as its next music director, beginning in the 2013-14 season. Mr. Pintscher has also celebrated his Proms debut this year.

Mietar ensemble

The Meitar Ensemble
Flute-Roy Amotz
1st violon-Moshe Aharonov
2nd violin-Cordelia Hagman
Viola-Jonathan Keren
Cello-Jonathan Gotlibovich
Double Bass-Eran Borovich
Percussion-Lev Loftus
Harp-Gittit Boazson
Piano-Amit Dolberg