The sole Tel Aviv appearance of the Czech  violin virtuoso, with his famous blue violin 
 - Pavel Šporcl

  "Hypnotic...full of expressive detail" BBC Music Magazine

"Right up there in my A-list of modern violinists" Musicweb International

"The most charismatic of Czech violinists, spontaneously imaginative and individual in everything he does" Gramophone

Spectacular World of Jewish Music 
is honored to invite you to a concert in the Into the Light series

Yearning for the Homeland

Shining a light on Czech-Jewish composers who perished in the Shoah, alongside the legends who inspired them. A rare opportunity to hear works by Gideon Klein, Erwin Schulhoff and Viktor Ullmann alongside Dvorak and Smetana

 A unique recital by the internationally-celebrated Czech violin master,

with his famous blue violin 

Pavel Šporcl

Accompanied by the prize-winning pianist
Michael Zartsekel

In commemoration of International Holocaust Day 2026

In the presence of H.E. Ambassador Veronika Kuchyňová Šmigolová of the Czech Republic

26 January 2026 (8 Shevat 5786), 20:00

Israel Music Conservatory, 25 Louis Marshall Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Antonín Dvořák – Sonatina for Piano and Violin in G major, Op. 100 19'

Viktor Ullmann 3 Yiddish songs (arr.for violin and piano) 8'

Bedřich Smetana – Z domoviny (From The Homeland), Op. 128 13'

Pavel Šporcl - Kde domov muj ("Where Is My Homeland" - Variations on the Czech National Anthem) 10'

הפסקה 

Gideon Klein Piano Sonata 11'

Erwin Schulhoff Sonata For Solo Violin 10' 

Ernest Bloch Nigun 8' 

Dvorak – Sonatina for Piano and Violin in G major, Op. 100 19'

Viktor Ullmann 3 Yiddish songs (arr.for violin and piano) 8'

Smetana – Z domoviny (From The Homeland), Op. 128 13'

Pavel Šporcl - Kde domov muj ("Where Is My Homeland" - Variations on the Czech National Anthem) 10'

הפסקה 

Gideon Klein Piano Sonata 11'

Erwin Schulhoff Sonata For Solo Violin 10' 

Bloch Nigun 8'