Lecture-concert: "Israeli art-song: between fantasies and realities"
Iris Malkin, mezzo-soprano
Ido Ariel, piano and moderation
This lecture-concert follows the history of the Israeli art song. Songs for voice and piano setting Hebrew poems have been composed since the early 20th century, reflecting Israel's rich and complicated culture. Mezzo-soprano Iris Malkin and pianist Ido Ariel present this fascinating genre's contrasting trends, over 100 years of tensions between West and East, Zionism and Post-Zionism, Classical, and Popular music.
The Stern Family Lecture Series
Biographies:
Dr. Ido Ariel - The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
Dr. Ido Ariel is a pianist, accompanist, corepetitor, lecturer, and translator, he is a leading figure in the field of Art-Song in Israel. He chaired the vocal department at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he later served as Dean. He founded and directed concert series such as "Singing Words" and "Shira-Shir," presenting concerts dedicated to classical as well as Israeli art-song with prominent Israeli singers. He has accompanied many acclaimed singers in Israel and abroad, and directed and artistically advised related concert series. He lectured and gave masterclasses on Lied and Israeli art-song in leading music academies in Israel, Europe, and the U.S. Dr. Ariel completed his doctoral studies at the RCM, London, researching coaching of the songs of Arnold Schoenberg. Recently, he has been active in translation-for-singing of the art-song repertoire, publishing, and performing art-songs in new Hebrew translations. He teaches at the JAMD and many of Israel's prominent singers are among his students.
Iris Malkin - Mezzo-Soprano
Israeli-born mezzo-soprano, pianist, and vocal coach Iris Malkin graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music with a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance and an Artist Diploma in Piano – with a Vocal Coaching emphasis. Iris has performed widely both as a singer and as a pianist in concerts and festivals in Israel, Europe, and the United States, and her performances have been broadcast worldwide.
In addition to the mainstream operatic repertoire, Iris has distinguished herself in the world of Hebrew and Jewish works as well as the highly nuanced Spanish song repertoire. She is dedicated to sharing her passion for art song performance with audiences around the world. Iris performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez during the 2006 Lucerne Festival, including collaboration with Boulez’ celebrated Ensemble Intercontemporain, and in 2011 was a guest soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay performing songs from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn and De Falla’s El Amor Brujo. In January 2012 she released her CD Cadencia, with songs from England, Spain, and Puerto Rico with award-winning guitarist Edward Trybek and she is the featured soloist on Stig Jonas Pettersson’s Album The Dracula Letters which was released in 2015. Iris is in demand as a vocalist in recordings for films, video games, and movie trailers. She is a featured soloist on the soundtrack of the film Kill Zone, which was nominated for Best Original Score at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2009. Recently, Iris performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony in a concert dedicated to works by Jewish women composers conducted by Dr. Noreen Green.
Iris is currently on the faculty of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as a vocal coach - lecturer in the voice department.