TEL AVIV, Israel—Doron Stein, a partner at accounting firm BDO, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Israeli Opera House and left enchanted.
“The performance showcases amazing art that, as we hear here, is 5,000 years old. It’s very, very rare,” he said after the April 12 matinee.
“If we compare it to us (Jews), we have a culture of 3,000 or 2,000 years, while the Chinese precede us,” he added.
“What remains for us to be impressed with is the performing ability, both of the music and the movements, and the combination between them—the synchronization. What amazes me here is the combination of digital and physical movement. The synchronization between them is simply amazing.”Regarding the music, he said, “They created a balance here between East and West. On the one hand, many instruments are Western, but on the other hand, the music is not entirely Western. It’s not Beethoven or Bach. So, this combination of East and West brings a very beautiful balance.”
He added, “I would recommend it because there is nothing like it. It’s not something you can see on YouTube. It’s one of a kind.”
Valery Davidovich, a trumpet player and conductor, was highly impressed with the music and the orchestra’s capabilities.
“I enjoyed it very much,” he said. “A very high level ... the orchestra is well built, a really wonderful conductor, I really liked the collective, very colorful and beautiful.”
“It is very, very beautiful,” Mr. Davidovich said.
Michal Shamir, a former opera singer, found moments in the music that were “so enriching, so beautiful and interesting.”
“It surprised me. It really surprised me. I didn’t think it would be so rich and deep, colorful and captivating.”
Miriam Amit, who works in the investment industry, felt great harmony from the performance.
“A word that encompasses everything is harmony. It is very beautiful, the movement is very flowing, there are a lot of colors. ”I think the performance is simply fascinating.”
