What is Israel Philharmonic Orchestra?
[[File:Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.jpg|thumb|250px|The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 70th Anniversary]] [[File:Hichal hatarbut7.jpg|thumb|250px|Frederic R. Mann Auditorum (Heichal Hatarbut), home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]] The '''Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv''' is the most famous [[orchestra]] in [[Israel]]. It is usually called the '''Israel Philharmonic Orchestra''', or abbreviated '''IPO'''. In [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] it is written: {{lang|he|התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית}}, pronounced: ''ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisre'elit''. It was started in 1936 by the violinist [[Bronisław Huberman]] when it was known as the Palestine Orchestra. At this time the [[Nazi]]s were in power in [[Germany]] and [[Jew]]s were being persecuted. Many European orchestras were getting rid of their Jewish musicians. The orchestra gave their first concert in [[Tel Aviv]] on [[26 December]] [[1936]], and was conducted by [[Arturo Toscanini]]. The orchestra tours to many parts of the world. In [[1971]] they visited Germany. Some of the world's greatest conductors have conducted the orchestra. [[Leonard Bernstein]] and [[Zubin Mehta]] in particular have had a close relationship with them. They did not have a main conductor until [[1977]] when Mehta was made Music Director. The IPO have made many recordings with Mehta, and also with [[Leonard Bernstein|Bernstein]]. After [[1938]] the orchestra have refused to play the music of [[Richard Wagner]] because he was anti-Jewish. == Musical Advisors/Music Directors == Until 1977 the orchestra had no Music Directors. The conductors most closely associated with the orchestra were called ''musical advisors''. * [[Zubin Mehta]] (1968–) (Musical Advisor 1968–1977; Music Director thereafter) * [[Jean Martinon]] (1957–1959) * [[Bernardino Molinari]] * [[Paul Paray]] (1949–1951) * [[Leonard Bernstein]] (1947–1949; Laureate Conductor 1947-1990) * [[William Steinberg]] (1936–1938) == Other websites == * [http://www.ipo.co.il/ Israel Philharmonic Orches