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The February 9, 2026, performance, titled “Alon Ohel, Playing for Life,” will take place at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv and bring Ohel together with nine well-known Israeli artists, all of whom are appearing without compensation.
By Shula Rosen
Tickets for a one-night concert featuring recently released captive Alon Ohel sold out within hours after the pianist announced the event on social media, underscoring the public response to his return and recovery, the Times of Israel reports.
The February 9, 2026 performance, titled “Alon Ohel, Playing for Life,” will take place at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv and bring Ohel together with nine well-known Israeli artists, all of whom are appearing without compensation. Ticket prices ranged from NIS 250 to NIS 1,000, with all proceeds designated for Ohel’s rehabilitation.
The lineup includes Eviatar Banai, Idan Amedi, Shlomi Shaban, Karolina, Guy Mazig, Alon Eder, Gal Toren, Marina Maximilian, and the band Monica Sex. Sales moved quickly after Ohel shared the ticket link on Instagram and Facebook, leading to a rapid sellout.
“It means the world to me to share the stage with the artists whose songs accompanied me throughout my time in captivity,” Ohel wrote ahead of the show. “It’s important for me to show everyone that light triumphs over darkness.”
In another message, he said, “I’m coming to embrace you, to say thank you to everyone who supported me and my family, and to celebrate life together,” signing off with a brief “See you.”
Ohel was abducted on October 7, 2023, from a field shelter near the Nova music festival as he attempted to escape the Hamas terrorist attack on the event. He has said he remained in captivity in Gaza for two years while suffering from shrapnel wounds, including injuries to his shoulder, arm, and left eye that went untreated during that period.
Before his abduction, Ohel had planned to begin studies at the Rimon School of Music in the fall of 2023. He later recounted that while in captivity he would quietly sing to himself until ordered to stop. When he told his captors that he played piano, he said they were unfamiliar with the instrument and did not permit music or dancing due to their religious beliefs.
During the effort to secure his release, Ohel’s family organized solidarity concerts and placed yellow pianos in public spaces around the world under the slogan “You Are Not Alone,” a play on his first name.
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