Israel

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is based in Tel Aviv, was founded by the violinist Bronislaw Huberman and plays mainly at Heichal HaTarbut. The Israeli Opera was founded in 1985 and has used the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center as its main venue since 1994; it also founded an opera festival staged outdoors at Caesarea and, from 2010, at Masada. The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra is based in the Henry Crown Symphony Hall. The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition has been held in Tel Aviv every three years since 1974.