Violinist Netanel Draiblate to Perform at Museum of Jewish Heritage, 4/6

Hailed as "an extremely gifted," renowned Israeli violinist Netanel Draiblate will appear at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, on Wednesday, April 6 at 7pm. The event will take place at the Edmond J. Safra Hall, 36 Battery Place, New York. The special performance is in conjunction with the Orchestra of Exiles book launch by Academy Award nominated author-filmmaker Josh Aronson and best selling co-author Denise George. The thought-provoking evening will include selected scenes from the film and a fascinating conversation with the authors and Jonathan Rose. Draiblate will perform Eugene Ysaye's Sonata No. 3 "Ballade", Menachem Zur's Prelude, and the NY premier of Draiblate's Cadenza for the Brahms violin concerto. The authors will be signing books after the presentation. Admission is free with book purchase, or $15 General Admission / $12 for Members and Students. For ticket information call: 646-437-4202 or order online at www.info@mjhnyc.org

Praised in The Washington Post as "a violinist who combines confidence and virtuosity with a playful musical personality," Draiblate's performances as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist serve to emphasize his versatility. This season's highlights include concerto appearances with the Brasilia Concert Society Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony, the Lake Forest and Annapolis Symphonies. Recent solo engagements include the American Symphony at Carnegie Hall, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, and Turkey's Bursa Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Draiblate has collaborated with Pinchas Zukerman, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman among others. This fall he toured with duo partner pianist Lura Johnson as Times Two. The program included selections from their Azica Perspectives recording which was recognized by American Record Guide as "very exciting and engaging." He also led a string quartet in a special program celebrating the 50th anniversary of German-Israeli diplomatic relations at Carnegie Hall, with an encore performance in Washington, DC for the Embassy Series.

Orchestra of Exiles, the acclaimed film about the founding of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is now a book that expands on the story of the film to chronicle the brilliant achievement of Bronislaw Huberman in saving hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust, while bringing the best musicians of Europe to Palestine in 1936. The book presents a deep historical context to Huberman's extraordinary efforts in overcoming the huge obstacles he faced to create this great orchestra as the dark clouds of Nazism were enfolding central Europe. Huberman's immigrant musicians brought the pinnacle of European culture to Palestine and they were the seeds that would become the culture of Israel. This is the first book in English written about this momentous achievement.