Memorial Ceremony and Concert

Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra Tel Aviv University in cooperation with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Zubin Mehta – Conductor
United States Congressman Tom Lantos – Keynote Speaker

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Monday 28 January 2008, 6:00 - 8:30PM

Programme:
  • A Message from Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Srgjan Kerim President of the sixty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly
  • Dan Gillerman Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
  • Kiyo Akasaka Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, introduced the programme and speakers



    • Music:
  • Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984) – Psalms (1940)
  • Max Bruch (1838-1920) – Kol Nidre Adagio on Hebrew Melodies for Cello & Orchestra
  • Hillel Zori – Cello Solo
  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67. Allegro con brio, Andante con moto, Allegro, Allegro


    • Keynote Address:
  • United States Congressman Tom Lantos: “Remembrance and Beyond – Civic Responsibility and the Preservation of Democratic Values”


    • Memorial Prayer:
  • Cantor Itzhak Meir Helfgot



    • Ani Maamin- " I believe" , melody composed by Rabbi Azriel David Fastag to the words of the twelfth of the Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith . Known as the Holocaust Hymn, this song is frequently performed at Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

    El Maleh Rachamim - “Merciful God”. This memorial prayer asks God to grant perfect rest to the souls of the dead.

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