The Famous Palestine Chamber Music Ensemble "Zimro" | Program of Jewish Folk Songs According to the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, composer Sergey Prokofiev, who had been a classmate of the musicians in Zimro at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, was in attendance for this performance, after which he approached the group and offered to write a work for them, which became the Overture on Hebrew Themes. See advertisements: Link to advertisement (column 6, bottom), Link to advertisement (column 6, near bottom), Link to advertisement (columns 7-8) See review: Link to review YIVO Director of Public Programs Alex Weiser Discusses a 1919 Zimro Ensemble Carnegie Hall Program. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 2 May 2025, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=980691824275296.
The Famous Palestine Music Ensemble "Zimro"