A year ago, the German violist Tabea Zimmermann ended her appearance with the Israel Philharmonic with a rendition of the Arik Einstein song, Atur Mitzchech.
The Hebrew-speaking audience erupted.
Last night, we heard, her encore was Hava Albertein’s wistful Hahita tizmach (no video yet).
Zimermann has been married to two conductors, one of them the late Israeli maestro David Shallon.
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