Publications

Welcome to Ada Pelleg's Publications, a collection of articles, essays, and reflections that offer a deeper look into her journey as an orchestra conductor. These writings, featured exclusively on this site, provide insight into Ada’s artistic vision, her approach to conducting, and her thoughts on the world of classical music. Explore this section to gain a unique perspective on her career and the passion that drives her work.

From ecstasy to meditation, from the “Sacrificial Dance” to “Hallelujah”, from paganism to monotheism: The religious experience in Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” and “Symphony of Psalms”.

Published in…. From the ritual of human sacrifice to the prayer of the Psalms, from the peak of brutality and cruelty to the peak of spiritual ascension. Stravinsky begins his musical journey...

Feminist liturgy – Hildegard von Bingen

Published in the “Music Quarterly , July 1997 To listen: Canticles of Ecstasy by Hildegard von Bingen Sequentia/Duetsche Harmonia mundi 0 5472 77 3202 I became acquainted with Hildegard von...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

This article is about the architectural marvel of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. “It is a grave error to believe that regularity, rhythmic uniformity, and symmetry are the essential characteristics of...