Giora Feidman & Gitanes Blondes - Very Klezmer A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Living legend and clarinettist Giora Feidman, 78, was born into a family of klezmer musicians in Buenos Aires. For years he worked as a classical clarinettist, first with the Teatro Colón orchestra, then as a member of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, before he concentrated on klezmer from the 1970s. Naturally, he does not sharply delineate music genres as he does not draw lines between different cultures, being perfectly happy to play Mozart if called on to do so, and he has become a leading figure in the process of reconciliation between Jews and Germans. Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List – in which he plays clarinet – rocketed him to international fame, yet klezmer remains his ‘true love’. Earlier, he invited musicians to play with him, but in his latest project he has joined the Munich-based Gitanes Blonde, a group formed in 1999. Why? Simply because Feidman reckons Gitanes Blondes are the best klezmer band in the world.