Artistic Reviews
What the critics say
From the local press in Buxy, Burgundy, France, May 2008: "Spectators who flock to the Buxy church this Friday evening, May 16, are in for a rare, a very rare privilege: That of hearing 35 of the best choir singers from the Ramat Gan Chamber Choir, who have come from Israel especially for three concerts in Burgundy!" ... More
NOT JUST HUMMOUS, Ma'ariv, May 2007
Hearing these magnificent pieces is an experience in itself, but it was strongly intensified by the wonderful vocal performance of the choir ... the crowd went wild from enjoyment ... More
SINGING FROM LOVE, Ma'ariv, March 2007
…The choir sang in Schubert’s lieder style - soft, flowing, and full of a love of singing and of music ... More
A LYRICAL RENDITION, Ma'ariv, June 2006
The Ramat Gan Chamber Choir and its conductor Hanna Tzur delivered a most moving performance... It was a lyrical rendition, in which every harmonic or melodic nuance received the maximum musical attention.
HOW WONDERFUL, Ma'ariv, June 2004
Finally, a great performance of the Missa Longa, composed by the 20 year-old Mozart, in which Tzur emphasized the festive intensity and great energy of this celebratory Mass. As performed by the orchestra and the choir … left the impression of excellence which characterizes the entire Festival ... More
MOZART EATS HUMMOUS, Yediot Ahronot, June 2004
The conductor Hanna Tzur delivered a supremely confident Mozart: The singing was fresh, open, flowing – and above all, full of style. The Ramat Gan Choir was amazing with its full, rolling sound ... More
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE, Ma'ariv, October 2000
Hanna Tzur … has been blessed with many talents... As a conductor, she excels at producing vocal and orchestral music that grabs you in the stomach and the heart ... The Ramat Gan choir produces unparalleled quality. It’s no surprise that the full house gave a standing ovation ... More
DELECTABLE SOUNDS, The Jerusalem Post
...The Ramat Gan Chamber Choir (under Hanna Tzur) was perfect in four very sweet and most romantic songs by Fanny Mendelssohn … Singing two songs from Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ was a delight as well.
MUSIC FROM THE SOUL, Ma'ariv, October 1999
… When the Ramat Gan Chamber Choir ... sang Vivaldi’s “Gloria”, a positive electrical current filled the church. Hanna Tzur is turning into one of the most gifted conductors working in Israel today. She has brought the choir that she founded to a level that should earn it the title of our “National Choir”.
WARM-BLOODED DVORAK, The Jerusalem Post, May 1996
… The biggest revelation was Hanna Tzur’s Ramat Gan Chamber Choir, that managed to sing most beautifully … The Requiem by Puccini was magically performed … Dvorak’s Mass in D major was sung extremely well.
A SHAKESPEAREAN EVENT, Ma'ariv, November 1996
...The women of the Ramat Gan Chamber Choir sang and the hall filled with a mysterious, wonderfully Shakespearean atmosphere, due to their lovely voices …
CLASSIC AT ABU-GOSH, Yediot Ahronot, May 1996
... And there was a revelation: Dvorak’s Mass - a marvelous composition. Hanna Tzur, members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ramat Gan Chamber Choir filled it with love and excitement.
SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL SINGING, Ha'aretz, May 1996
When was the last time an Israeli choir presented such a rich and musically tasteful program? Hanna Tzur deserves kudos for her delicate and sensitive conducting. Her uncompromising insistence on a simple and beautiful vocal sound made for an enjoyable evening.