Jerusalem in my heart! / Live
Jury
Michael Zelevinsky Received a Bachelor and Master Degree from the Rimsky Korsakov
State Academy of Music in St.Petersburg with certification as soloist, chamber player,
accompanist and teacher,in which fields he subsequently worked in Russia and Israel.
He has played as a soloist with the Kislovodsk Philarmonic in Russia,
in international solo competitions in Russia, in international solo competitions in Russia,
Spain, Poland, Hungary and Israel, and in solo chamber performances in Russia,Holland,
Germany,Switzerland and Israel.
Past Venues in Israel include Bet Anna Ticho, Yad ha Shmona,
Shearim Center in Netanya, the Ramat ha Sharon Concert Hall,
the Or Jehuda Conservatory,and David Yellin College.
Alexander Mikhailov is a director, theater teacher, professor,
Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of the Fiddler on the Roof Prize
in the Theater nomination of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia in 2014.
He graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Peoples'
Friendship University in Moscow, then the directing faculty of the Kharkiv
State Institute of Arts named after I.P. Kotlyarevsky, passed a director's
internship at the Moscow Academic Theater named after V. Mayakovsky
with the People's Artist of the USSR A.A. Goncharov.
For three decades he worked as the artistic director of the
Oryol State Theater for Children and Youth "Free Space" in Orel,
Russia; as well as the head of acting courses at the Oryol State Institute
of Culture and Art.Stage director of performances in theaters in Russia, Ukraine, USA.
Participant, laureate of international theater festivals in Russia, Ukraine, USA, Spain,
Germany, France, Israel, Turkey, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Cyprus,
Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia.
In 2017 he immigrated to Israel.
He staged performances in the theater studios of Israel "Nisan Nativ"
and "Beit Zvi", in the Russian-language theaters "Three lines",
Jerusalem, "Tarantas", Jerusalem, "Ladder" Ashdod, "Another Opera" Jerusalem.
Currently he runs the Free Theater Workshop in Jerusalem.
Olga Tsipina.
Born on 05/19/1961 in Moscow, Russia.
Field of activity - easel and monumental painting, mosaics, frescoes, stained-glass windows, icons.
Studied 1968-1978 - high school.
1975-1978 - painting and drawing at an art school.
In 1978 she entered the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, the department of graphics and design.
In 1980 she began to work in the genres of easel and monumental painting.
Since 1995 she worked in the icon-painting workshop of St. Alipia, participated in the monumental painting of temples.
In 2007 studied and worked in A. Kornaukhov's mosaic workshop.
She also made stained glass windows. She took part in exhibitions in Russia and abroad.
Since 2009 I have been living in IsraelHer works are in private collections and public buildings in Europe, Russia and Israel and other countries.
Member of the Russian Union of Artists since 2000 (icon painting) and a member of the Union of Russian Artists in Paris (painting) since 2005.
Veronika Khvalevsky Grace - mezzo-soprano opera singer, laureate of international competitions,
conductor, teacher with 25 years of experience, member of the jury of many vocal competitions
and head of the "Harmony" Vocal School - the leading creative group in the city of Jerusalem.
She is organaizer and director of Holy Land Company(International Festivals and Contests of Art and Creativity)
Veronika has participated in many festivals, including the festival dedicated to the visit of Pope John Paul II to Astana,
Kazakhstan. 2001 and the 2003 Young Talents Festival in Seoul, South Korea.
She was seen on the opera stage in such roles as Marcellina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro,
Giovanna in Verdi's Rigoletto, Larina in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin,
Kate in Madame Butterfly by Puccini; and Carmen in Bizet's masterpiece.
Since arriving in Israel in 2005, Ms Grace has performed both locally and abroad.
She has recently appeared in the Tel Aviv opera Sadna and the opera Aeterna in Jerusalem.
She was mentored by famous vocal teachers in Germany and the USA, namely:
John Norris from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Joan Donermann,
Mignon Dunn, Olga Makarina,Emma Sarkisian.
In 2008 she performed with Ranaana Orchestra,
and presented programm of Russian romances of russian famous composers.
In 2009 she gave concerts in Italy, in the theaters "Pergolesi" and "Gentile",
participated in the "Master class at the Teatro Rossini" in Pesaro,
Master class with Placido Domingo in Verona, participated in the festival of sacred music in Rome,
participated at the Opera Festival in Bergamo Italy 2012 at the opera Serenade in the Wind by Finzi as Countess,
and in numerous other vocal competitions and festivals, where she was awarded high prizes and awards.
In 2019 she was invited to the International Opera Project where she performed
at the Bolshoi Theater, on the Pokrovsky stage, in Puccini's opera Suor Angelica as Badesa, Moscow.
In 2021 performed in Concert of winners of "Classical Music Awards Contest" in Carnegie Hall in New York USA.
Yuri Gilyadov
Was born in 1948.
1966 -1970 graduated from the music school in Makhachkala trumpet class.
1970-1975 student of the Gnessin State Pedagogical Institute in the class
of Professor T.A. Dokshitser (Moscow).1975-1990 Zauch,
later director of the Music College in Derbent.
Since 1990 he has been living in Israel.Prior to retirement,
he worked in the education department of the city hall of Hadera.
Daniel Binyamin - was born in Uzbekistan in Tashkent In a famous dance family.
Daniel, 4th generation dancers.
Graduated from the Uzbek Choreographic Academy of
Dance Graduated from the Institute of Culture, Faculty of Directing Mass Performances.
In Israel since 1992.
1992 Soloist of the Israeli theater "Inbal"In 1992 he created his own dance theater
"Silk Road" with which he participated in international folklore festivals and concerts in Israel and around the world.
In 2000 Daniel created a new group Dance Magic Show Combining dance art with magic tricks, acrobatics and fire shows.
In 2005 the group became famous all over the world with the transformation number
"Matador" appearing on television in France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
In 2010, we received an invitation from guests of honor to the famous festival in Monte Carlo.
From 2010 to 2020 from the agency Las Vegas and Miami
(USA) toured around the world with their solo show "Amor".