Mar, 2023: "Therefore Choose Life" performance by IPO

I composed Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano in 2024, dedicating it to the outstanding violist Peter Minkler, who delivered a magnificent performance of the American premiere of my  Holocaust Requiem for Viola and Symphony Orchestra in 2023.

The Sonata consists of two movements:

Grave, misterioso: The music of the first movement is profoundly somber and tragic, written under the emotional weight of the devastating events of October 7, 2023.

Tranquillo, chiaro: Following such a dramatic opening, I felt a compelling need to create “music of consolation, light, and hope.” This inner impulse shaped the character of the second movement.

 The world premiere of the Sonata took place in March 2026 in Baltimore, USA, performed by Peter Minkler (viola) and Wan-Chi Su (piano).

I wrote the Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in 2023 and dedicated it to my old friend, Uzi Shalev, bassoonist of the Israel Philharmonic.  

The first movement of the Sonata was composed in September 2023. It is impressionistic in style, with a gentle French flavor.
The horrific attack of October 7 interrupted the creative process, and the second movement was written a few months later, expressing the shock and pain caused by the terrible massacre, with references to the Jewish prayer “El Male Rachamim.”
The third movement is a lullaby dedicated to the souls of the victims of October 7.  

The world premiere of the Sonata took place in December 2024 in the Chamber Hall of the Israel Philharmonic, performed by Uzi Shalev (Bassoon) and Einat Fabrikant (Piano).