The Violin in the Jewish Tradition:
'Classical
and Klezmer'
posted 14 December 2006
Sunday 11 March 2007, 12.45pm – 10pm
ArtsDepot
5 Nether Street
Tally Ho Corner
North Finchley
London N12 0GA
TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT!
The concert (below) will be repeated on:
Tuesday 13 March 7.45
At The Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, KT11
3QQ
Box office 08700 842 020
Traditional klezmer violin music was the heartrending soundtrack to Jewish life in the villages of Eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. When Jews began to enter music academies in the 19th and 20th centuries there was an upsurge of Jewish violin virtuosity and Jews became acclaimed performers and teachers. This day at the ArtsDepot is devoted to exploring the relationship between the Jew and the violin and shows the progression from the shtetl to the world stage. The concert in the evening highlights two aspects of the violin in Jewish life – klezmer and classical – and premieres two new works that break down barriers between classical and folk traditions. Supporting activities include a klezmer workshop for all instruments, a Hopkele – learning Eastern European line and circle dances to live klezmer music – and a pre concert talk and round table discussion by several eminent violinists and commentators.
7.30pm Concert: Classical and Klezmer
The Violin in Jewish Tradition Includes two world premieres:
Sophie
Solomon feisty klezmer violinist
Dora Schwarzberg dynamic and legendary
classical violinist
The Yehudi Menuhin String Orchestra, Malcolm Singer
conductor
Programme includes:
Menachem Wiesenberg Suite Concertante for
Classical and Klezmer Violin and String Orchestra (Encounters IV) commissioned
by the Jewish Music Institute with support from Arts Council England
Malcolm Singer Suite on Jewish songs for a number of young beginner violinists
and String Orchestra Commissioned by the National Association of Youth
Orchestras
Including other works by Schreker, Sulzer, Bloch and Jacques
Cohen
£20 concessions £17.50
12.45pm – 2.00pm: Klezmer Workshop – All Instruments
Led by Ilana Cravitz, klezmer teacher at London University and
author of a forthcoming book on playing klezmer from OUP. For participants
from both folk and classical backgrounds, all ages and at levels from
equivalent of about grade 5 and above. The class will learn klezmer
tunes, rhythms, ornaments and style.
£12 concessions £8
2.45 – 4.15: Hopkele – A Yiddishe Barn Dance
An exuberant Yiddishe Hoedown for the gantze mishpocha (whole family).
Well-known Yiddish dance specialist and founder of Klezmer Klub, one
of the original UK Klezmer revival ensembles, Vivi Lachs will show all
the steps to elegant Eastern European line and circle dances. Live klezmer
music from FDT Klezmorim: Ilana Cravitz (fiddle), Susi Evans (clarinet),
Jim Marcovitch (accordion), Paul Tkachenko (bass).
£12/£8
Presented in association with Hopkele Productions.
5.00pm – 6.45pm: Pre-Concert Talk and Round Table Discussion
Violinist Paul de Keyser (son of Dame Fanny Waterman of Leeds Piano
Competition fame) teases out what might have enabled so many violinists
with Eastern-European Jewish backgrounds to become virtuoso performers
and teachers in the 20th century. Followed by a round table discussion
with several eminent violinists, musicians, journalists and commentators
chaired by Erich Gruenberg OBE, Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
£5
Box Office:
T: 020 8369 5454 or www.artsdepot.co.uk
Presented by ArtsDepot in association with the Jewish Music Institute
ArtsDepot, 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, London N12 0GA
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