• Creating outstanding musical events in Israel.
  
• Organizing educational activities for young musicians.
  
• Establishing the Haifa Festival Orchestra.
  
• Enhancing music's role as a bridge between people and nations.
  
• Presenting world premiers of new compositions.
  
• Enabling young artists to study with prominent musicians.
  
• Developing young audiences.
  
• Enhancing Israel's image as a leading international music center.
  

The Haifa Music Center is funded in part by the Israeli Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports, The Edith & Reuben Hecht Trust, The Rich Foundation, the Haifa Municipality, The Haifa Foundation, and Friends of the HMC.
Over the past few years the Haifa Music Center has launched intense and unique musical activities:

Establishing the Haifa Festival Orchestra
Comprised of Israel Philharmonic principal players and other top ranking Israeli principal players and soloists. Under the direction of Ada Pelleg, the HFO Ensemble has distinguished itself with an exceptionally beautiful string sound, the commitment of its players and its consistently high artistic standards. In its short history, the orchestra has already appeared in the "Carmel" festival and the "Columbia Festival of The Arts" in Columbia Maryland. Future performances are scheduled for London, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and a new concert series in northern Israel.

Annual Chamber Music Concert series:
One of Israel's distinctive musical events, the series features top Israeli artists and world renowned artists such as violinists Miriam Fried (USA), violist Paul Bis (USA), Flautist Jacque Zoon (Holland), and Pianists Kzishtof Jablonsky (Poland-Canada) and Roman Lebidev (St. Petersburg).
Each concert is preceded by a short pre-concert lecture.
From the press:
"The Haifa Music Center's Concert series chooses its players with exquisite taste.... The program includes the most aristocratic chamber music.....
Ha'aretz, 2000

The Haifa International Music Festival - Jazz ,Classic & Ethnic
An annual event since 1998, the Haifa International Music Festival offers a variety of musical events including: orchestral and chamber music concerts, jazz and ethnic music, open rehearsals, master classes and lecures and co-productions with other art forms such as dance, theatre and architecture. One example included a unique presentation of Chopin's music performed from a stage designed as a Parisian Salon and with an actor reading Chopin's letters.
Artists from Israel, Europe, the USA and Asia participate in the event.
From the press:
A truly international music festival! A close look reveals some of the best players in Israel and guests from Europe, and even an ensemble created especially under the baton of Ada Pelleg.
The program is no less impressive. It radiates good taste and modesty and is surprisingly varied......Pelleg included two premieres: Syrian composer Nuri El-Ruheimbany's "Improvisation" for flute and harp and "In memoriam" for cello and piano by Israeli composer Hana Levi and vast repertoire ranging from Handel to Shnitke and from Haydn to American music.
A festival invested with a lot of care and uncompromising quality."
Ha'aretz May 5 , 2000

"A feast of music in Haifa"
Jerusalem post, March 27, 2002

The Haifa International Flute Competition
The Haifa International Flute Competition is a premier event in Israel's music calendar. The competition offers cash awards as well as opportunity to perform with leading orchestras in Israel and abroad. Future flute stars from Israel and abroad gather in Haifa and take part in the competition and related activities such as master classes and concerts.
The competition's jury boasts leading flute players such as Jacque Zoon, Principal Flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1997), Uri Shoham, Principal Flutist of the Israel Philharmonic (1998), Dan Lauren, renowned Swedish recorder player (1999) and Prof. Moshe Epstein of the Hamburg Hochschule fur Musik (2000).
Award winners of the competition include Jin Ta, Singapore (2000), Michael Hell, Germany (1999), Yaron Gordon , Israel (1998) and Evgeny Fanyuk, Israel (1997).

The Haifa Festival Orchestra as an Ambassador of Culture
The Haifa Music Center Ensemble , under the direction of Ada Pelleg, has participated in the Carmel Festival(2001) and the "Columbia Festival of the Arts. (2001). Future invitations include a Gala concert in London, promoting the peace in the Middle East and a series of concerts in Baltimore, celebrating Israel's 55th anniversary.

From the press:
"Haifa Festival Orchestra to tour abroad"
"The Haifa Festival orchestra, inaugurated in May 2000 by Ada Pelleg with members of both The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and The Haifa Symphony Orchestra, has been invited to perform at the Columbia,Maryland Festival of the Arts next month. They will play two concerts with music by Partos, Mozart, Bach, Dvorak and Tchaikowsky, as well as Improvisation for Flute and Orchestra by Syrian composer Nuri El Ruhaibani."
Jerusalem Post, May 30, 2001

"Composing Peace"
"The Haifa Festival Orchestra makes its American debut in Columbia while promoting the positive aspects of Israeli life.
Baltimore Jewish Times, June 10, 2001

Promoting and Encouraging Young Artists:
In addition to the Haifa International flute Competition which promotes young flautists,the HMC holds a special "Young Artists Recital" program each festival. The series provides a stage for upcoming young artists.
Guest artists that participate in the HMC concerts give master classes and private lessons to young artists and teachers. Participating artists include Flautist Prof. Moshe Epstein from Hamburg University, pianist Roman Lebidev from St. Petersburg Conservatory and cellist Leonid Gorkov from the Royal College in London.

THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HAIFA MUSIC CENTER
Founded in 2002, the organization is committed to support the Haifa Music Center maintaining the highest artistic qualities in all its programs and exposing as many Americans as possible to these qualities.
We believe in the strength of music as an international language and as a vital force in Israel's society.
To accomplish our goals the American Friends of the Haifa Music Center provides:

• Assistance in bringing the Haifa Festival Orchestra to the USA
• Partial travel grants to young American competitors who qualify for the third stage of the Haifa International Flute Competition in Haifa..
• Financial contributions to Haifa Music Center projects in Israel.