The IPO Foundation
In a rapidly changing world, the power of music is one of the only things that doesn’t change.
Classical music is a universal language that transcends boundaries. There is no right or wrong,
no winners or losers—though in this case, there is a winner: our Music Director Lahav Shani.
However, his victories belong to everyone. Music is the driving force that connects us,
creates new worlds, and fills us with inspiration and hope.
Only by uniting can we continue to share the
healing power of classical music in Israel and beyond.
The IPO Foundation
In a rapidly changing world, the power of music is one of the only things that doesn’t change.
Classical music is a universal language that transcends boundaries. There is no right or wrong, no winners or losers—though in this case, there is a winner: our Music Director Lahav Shani. However, his victories belong to everyone.
Music is the driving force that connects us, creates new worlds, and fills us with inspiration and hope.
Only by uniting can we continue to share the healing power of classical music in Israel and beyond.
ABOUT
Honorary Chairman: Sir Frank Lowy
Chairman of the Board: Avi Ortal
CEO: Mickey Jacobson-Dahav
Members of the Board of Directors: Dudi Gershon, Yair Hamburger, Sara Lahat, Josianne Tzvia Mitar, Rami Nussbaum, Tova Segol, Sarah Sela, Rivka Saker, Irith Rappaport, Ami Sagy, Ruth Sheetrit, Reuven Schrift, Yonathan Gertner, Boaz Meirovich, Yuval Shapiro.
International Board of Directors:
Chairman: Zubin Mehta
Honorary Co-Chairs: Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth
Co-presidents: Uzi Zucker and Rivka Saker
Honorary Presidents: Rita and Charles Bronfman
Vice-President: Marsha N. Lee
Vice-President: Mario Adler
Honorary Governors:
Charles Bronfman, Sir Frank Lowy, Lily Safra, Lord Jacob Rothschild, Lynn Schusterman, Oded Gera (founder)
Friends and benefactors:
Arnon Adar, Josef Buchman, Annette Bollag-Rothschild, anonymous, Susanne and René Braginsky, Gerda Brender, Marian and Doron Levant, Dame Vivian Duffield, Rochelle and David Hirsch, Heidi Wolf-Kaufmann, Lauren and John Veronis, Lillian Vernon, Jane and Don Lebell, Anita and Nissim Mayo, Tova and Sami Sagol, Lynn Sims, Suki Sandler, Emily and Horatio Furman, Faigie Zimmerman, Michal and Michael Zellermayer, Maurice Kahn, Judith and Burton Reznik, Judith and Jacob Richter, Mirtha and Fred Chaoul, Lizika and Ami Sagy, Kena and Zalman Shoval.
Founding members:
Andrea Bronfman z”l, Lord Wolfson z”l, Sara Mayer z”l, Hermann Sandler z”l, Edmond J. Safra z”l
Resource development: Orna Asher
International relations: Stephanie Merdler
Office manager: Hagar ElOr-Burla
IPO Family: Amit Kachman
Friends around
the world
Australian Friends
Fred Stein z"l
(Honorary Life President)
Hymie Flekser
(Honorary Life Governor)
Eva Setton
(Honorary Life Governor)
Anton Rosenberg
(Pres. FIPO NSW
Vice Pres. AFIPO)
Jack Bloustein
(Pres. FIPO Vic
Vice Pres. AFIPO)
Toby Hammerman
(Secretary FIPO NSW)
Carol Bloustein
(Secretary FIPO Vic)
André L. Boers
(AFIPO Rep. in Israel)
Founding Benefactors
Australian Friends of
the IPO
Lady Shirley zl and Sir
Frank Lowy
Sponsors
Eva and Marc Besen
Patrons
Ann Bryce
Dr. Marc Bryce
Ruth and Bob Magid
European Friends
Talia and Danny Bejarano
Smadar and David Cohen
Felicia and Michael Crystal
Yoav Gottesman and Rachel Gottesman
Marcus Margulies
Marion and Guy Naggar in memory of Hugo and Valerie Ramniceanu from Gerald and Michèle Ramniceanu
Michael Rembaum and family
Austrian Friends
Joram Hess
(Chairman)
Chen Reiss
(Vice Chair)
Prof. Dr. Clemens
Hellsberg
Dr. Johannes Kathan
Julian Rachlin
British Friends
Marsha Nuriya Lee
(Chairman)
Denise Esfandi
(Annual Chair)
Directors:
David Cohen
Michael Crystal
Dame Vivien Duffield
Denise Esfandi
Oded Gera
Marsha Nuriya Lee
Treasurer:
Stephen Ross
Ruth Fisher
(Development Consultant)
Council:
Fabiana Abadi
Hazel Collins
Sandy Collins,
Felicia Crystal
Cindy Dawood
Denise Esfandi
Marcia Green
Maryana Greenberg
Linda Grosse
Gordon Hausman
Sumita Kumar
Marsha Nuriya Lee
Sandra Lawson
Maya Meron
Margarita Mesonzhnik
Mira Ross
Founding Benefactors
Dame Vivien Duffield
The Wolfson Foundation
Founding Donors
Sir Ronald and Lady
Sharon Cohen
Sir Harry Djanogly
Benefactors
Felicia and Michael
Crystal
In memory of our
mothers, Helen Lee
and Helena Bernstein,
lovers of music and
Israel, Marsha and
Alan Lee
Sponsors
Sandy Collins in loving
memory of Peter
Denise Esfandi
Marion and Guy Naggar
in honor of Felicia
and Michael Crystal
Estée and Brian
Pilkington
John Porter
Emma and Neville
Shulman
Founders
Smadar and David
Cohen
Donatella Flick
Jackie and Michael Gee
Smadar and Rami
Goldstein
The Kirsch Family
Foundation
Mira and Stephen Ross
Judy and Stephen
Samuel
Patrons
Ron Arad
Janice Atkin
Melanie Clore
Sheila and Denis
Cohen
Wendy Fisher
Blaire and Ian Fraser
Alison ahnd Avi
Goldberg
Jahnene and
Jonathan Green
Marcia and Michael
Green
Niza Kanfer
Agnes and Edward Lee
Joyce and Edward
Misrahi
Bianca and Stuart
Roden
Ilona and Kenny
Schachter
Bruno Wang
Rodney Weinstein
Anita and Poju
Zabludowicz
Friends
Sir David and Homa
Alliance
Simone and Gerald
Davidson
Fiona and Ronny Fattal
Daphna Fisher
Mina and Suzanne
Goodman
Soozee and Clifford
Gundle
Lilian and Victor
Hochhauser
Christine and Robert
Laurence
Maxine and Nick Leslau
Fiorella and Stephen
Massey
Sara and Paul Philips
Michael Rembaum
Anastasia Reznikovich
Lord and Lady
Weidenfeld
German Friends
Founders
Chava Sandler,
Katherina Baumoehl
Benefactors
Bareket and Josef
Buchmann
Founders
Moritz and Miriam
Gertler
Mr. Nathan Lewin
Friends
Bettina and Peter
von Siemens
Dutch Friends
Robert Drake (Chairman and Founder)
Alon Ehrlich (Secretary)
Karin Verstraete (Board member)
Spanish Friends
Founders
Noemi and Meyer
Zafrany
French Friends
Michèle Ramniceanu
(President)
Olivia Stehlin
(Vice President)
Maxime Aiach
(Vice President)
Anne-Michèle Eisen
(General Secretary)
Jean Smolen
(Treasurer)
Honorary Committee:
Denise Levy
(President)
Jacqueline Frydman
Countess Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano
Brigitte Prieux
Arielle de Rothschild
Eve Ruggieri
Hedva Ser
Katia Toledano
Sophie Zysman
Swiss Friends
Anette Bollag
Rothschild
(President)
Mark Lauer
(Treasurer)
American Friends of the IPO
Israel Philharmonic
foundation
Molly and David
Borthwick
Sandy Collins in honor
of Jane and Marc Roth
Audrey and Michael
Dangoor
Maxine and Gerald
Davidson
Deborah Davis
Sir Harry Djanogly
Denise Esfandi
Andy and Doreen Gainsford
Yoav Gottesman
Linda and Richard
Grosse
Orly and Ronnie
Grushka
Gerda and Yoram Hess
Marsha and Alan Lee
Sharon Wallach
Rivka Saker and Uzi
Zucker
Saros Zaiwalla
Wilf Foundation
Hermetic
Israel Philharmonic
Foundation
Azrieli Foundation
Asper Foundation
Regina Sixst Children's
Aid Foundation
Jewish Federation of
South Palm Beach
County
Kivunim – Beer Sheva
Arad Municipality
Rehovot Municipality
Mizpe Ramon
Municipality
Emunah - Neve Michael
Myron Glucksman
South American Friends
Mirtha and Fred Chaoul
(Honorary Presidents)
Patrons
Pablo Atchugarry
and Silvana Neme
Argentinian Friends
Carlos Abolsky
(President)
Founding Benefactors
Poppy and Carlos
Abolsky
Benefactors
Argentinian Friends
of the IPO
Mirtha and Fred Chaoul
Patrons
Miriam and Adolfo
Smolarz
Claudia Stad and
Dr. Pablo Boskis
Mexican Friends
Founders
Perla and Carlos Jinich
Aramando Jinich
Friends
Moises and Vivian
Becker
