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Pianist Juan Pérez Floristan I Photo: Yoel Levi

Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Magnin-A

Music | The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition Tel Aviv The 17 th edition of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is back to its usual format this year, with 39 participants from 18 different countries. Two celebratory concerts will be inaugurating the competition, the first marking 150 years since the birth of Rachmaninoff, and the second, the 80 th anniversary of his death, with last year’s competition winners performing some of the great composer’s most beautiful piano concertos. A tribute recital to Arthur Rubinstein, by pianist Evgeny Kissin, will close the competition and include works by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin. March 14 th – 31 st , arims.org.il

Work by the artist Omar Victor Diop

Art | Contemporary Redefined: Africa Today, Sotheby’s Israel, Tel Aviv The new Sotheby’s Israel exhibition features the vanguard of African contemporary artists within the Sub-Saharan and western regions of the continent. It is a unique grouping of 31 works by more than 20 artists originating from eight African countries. The exhibition is curated by the Ghanaian artist and social entrepreneur Joseph Awuah-Darko, who selected artwork from the Olym Collection, a private collection of contemporary African art founded by two brothers based in Israel, comprising paintings, sculptures, and photographic art of powerful artistic expression. The exhibition delves into the complexities of African history and constitutes a fascinating encounter with the colors and techniques of African art. Until May 5 th , sothebys.com

From The Movie “Hidden Letters”

Cinema | The Epos Festival Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv’s international social and cultural cinema festival is back for the 14 th time, with dozens of films form everywhere in the world, about people, places, and events that changed the world – from architecture to music, China to Kenya. More than half of the movies presented this year are about important female figures overlooked by history, and there’s a special slot dedicated to Israeli cinema classics. The opening movie is “Hidden Letters”, a fascinating documentary about an ancient, secret language developed by women in southern China, and the closing one is “Italo Disco”, a documentary about the musical genre that made its mark in the Italy of the 1980’s. March 3 rd – 11 th , filmart.co.il

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