Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Osaka Festival Hall (1985)
Native nameהתזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית
Short nameIPO
FoundedDecember 26, 1936 (1936-12-26)
 Mandatory Palestine
Location Israel
Concert hallHeichal HaTarbut
Principal conductorLahav Shani
Music directorLahav Shani
WebsiteOfficial website
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta, 70th anniversary celebrations
Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut), home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv
Zubin Mehta conducting
the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra
at the Jamshed Bhabha Theater (NCPA) in Mumbai
Bronisław Huberman, a Polish-Jewish violinist who founded the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisra'elit) is a major Israeli symphony orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Its principal concert venue is Heichal HaTarbut.