Heichal HaTarbut (, ), officially known as the Charles Bronfman Auditorium and until 2013 as the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, is the largest concert hall in

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, and home to the

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History

Heichal HaTarbut, originally named the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, opened in October 1957 at

Habima Square Habima Square (, lit. ''The Stage's Square'', also known as The Orchestra Plaza) is a major public space in the center of Tel Aviv, Israel, which is home to a number of cultural institutions such as the Habima Theatre, the Culture Palace (Tel Avi ...

. The building was designed by

Dov Karmi Dov Karmi (; ‎1905 – 14 May 1962) was an architect of Mandatory Palestine and Israel. Biography Dov Karmi was born in 1905, the son of Hannah and Sholom Weingarten, in Zhvanets, Russian Empire, in modern-day Ukraine. In 1921, the fami ...

, Ze'ev Rechter and

Yaakov Rechter Yaakov Rechter (; 14 June 1924 – 26 February 2001) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient. Rechter was influenced by the works of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as ''Le Corbusier'', and one of several Israeli architects ...

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conducted the inaugural concert, with the Israel Philharmonic and pianist

Arthur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein Order of the British Empire, KBE OMRI (; 28 January 1887 – 20 December 1982) was a Polish Americans, Polish-American pianist.

as a soloist. Heichal Hatarbut1

Until 2013, the hall was officially known as the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, bearing the name of its donor. Renovations under the supervision of Israeli architect Ofer Kolker were undertaken from 2011 to 2013. The new acoustics were designed by Japanese

Yasuhisa Toyota (born 1952) is a Japanese acoustician, who has been chief acoustician for over 50 projects worldwide, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Bard College Performing Arts Center in New York, the Elbphilharmonie in H ...

. Heichal HaTarbut reopened in May 2013 with a performance of

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic music, Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and ...

's 5th Symphony by the

under its music director

Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor :wikt:emeritus, emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father ...

. In 2013, the renovated venue was reopened as Charles Bronfman Auditorium, after Canadian-American businessman and donor

Charles Bronfman Charles Bronfman, (born June 27, 1931) is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family. With an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion in 2023, Bronfman was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the ...

.Charles Bronfman Auditorium: Concert Hall Tel Aviv. 14 May 2013.
e-architect. 9 June 2023.

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* * MSS 154, Fredric R. Mann Papers in the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University. {{Authority control Music venues completed in 1957 Buildings and structures in Tel Aviv Concert halls in Israel Tourist attractions in Tel Aviv Music in Tel Aviv 1957 establishments in Israel Yaakov Rechter buildings Words and phrases in Modern Hebrew Israel Philharmonic Orchestra