Contents Festival Committees 3 Introduction 8 Greetings 10 Odessa - Historical Notes 13 Festival Programme 18 Performing Artists 52 Ensembles 65 Choirs 69 Orchestras 71 Composers 74 Historical and Artistic Background 96 Acknowledgements 119 Compiled and edited by Prof. Joseph Dorfman and Nira Ben-Ari Design, layout and production by Gilli Ball-Fridman