Dana Hriesh, Pianist and Polyphony Alumna, plays Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor. Dana was one of the first students to attend the Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, and now she is completing her undergraduate degree in Classical Piano Performance at the Barenboim Said Akademie in Berlin.
Omri Blau, Percussionist of the Galilee Chamber Orchestra, plays a very unique and special vibraphone arrangement of Mahler 3rd Symphony – End of VI. Movement. Omri arranged this excerpt especially for this Mosaics episode.
Michael Altshuler, member of the Galilee Chamber Orchestra and head of the winds instruments department at the Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, plays Yehezkel Braun’s Prelude No.1 for solo Horn. Michael’s performance takes place at the magical Sorek natural reserve in Northern Israel, with a scenery perfectly fitting to the piece.