Violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov is starring in the Vengerov Festival at the Tel Aviv Opera House. Vengerov studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and now lives in St Petersburg. Israel, however, “is in my genes,” said Vengerov. “My heart and soul belong to Israel.”
http://www.timesofisrael.com/violinist-vengerov-says-his-heart-and-soul-belong-in-israel/