Klezmer Fiddlers Lockdown Project
Beregovski's Musical Treasures brought back to life
A stellar A-Z of klezmer string players is breathing fresh life into an ancient Jewish musical tradition, with a daily online broadcast of melodies dedicated to turning sorrow to joy.
Day by day over the past few weeks, we have invited you into our living rooms to share one of the word's best-kept musical secrets. In return we asked that you made a donation to help us carry on entertaining you during the lockdown - and beyond - and you have!
Scroll down to see the list of fabulous musicians who have been entertaining you.
Nigunim - Jewish songs without words - can be soulful, rapturous, dramatic, uplifting, reflective and more. Each is a tiny gem taking you on a musical journey away from everyday sorrows. Each has one melody, no harmony, and can be sung by one or many.
They're the perfect musical accompaniment to these challenging times, and they're designed to be catchy - you'll soon find yourself humming along!
The nigunim we'll be playing for you come from eastern Europe and span at least three centuries. These almost-forgotten treasures were painstakingly notated by Moshe Beregovski (1892-1961), a Soviet Jewish ethnomusicologist who made it his life's work to document Jewish folk music, and eventually fell foul of Stalin for his pains.
We'll beam musical solace, joy, and the opportunity for discussion into your home during this time of isolation, and at the same time bring to life a unique musical resource that's been languishing in dusty manuscripts for far too long.
Here's a nign sung by a lot of people in Munkács, in the early 1930s:
Your support will help us ensure that these precious tunes are heard, shared, enjoyed and endure for centuries more.
35 Klezmer Fiddlers * 12 Countries * 158 Melodies
Abigale Reisman * Alexsei Rozov * Alex Koffman * Alicia Svigals * Alina Bauer * Amit Weisberger * Anna Lowenstein * Annette Siebert * Antti Korhola * Ariane Cohen-Adad * Beth Silver * Cookie Segelstein * Craig Judelman * Daniel Hoffman * David Brossier * Deborah Strauss * Eléonore Biezunski * Ernie Gruner * Francesca Ter-Berg * Gica Loening * Ilana Cravitz * Jake Shulman-Ment * Johannes Paul Gräßer * Lisa Gutkin * Mark Kovnatsky * Michael Alpert * Mitia Khramtsov * Monika Feil * Olga Baron * Sandra Layman * Semmy Stahlhammer * Steve Greenman * Vanessa Vromans * Yale Strom * Zoë Aqua
Meet the string players
Project launch with klezmer fiddlers (see list above)
Video
Wrap party
Video
Ilana Cravitz
Video
ilanacravitz.com
Aleksei Rozov
Video
retrodanceband.ru
Jake Shulman-Ment
Video
jakeshulmanment.com
Craig Judelman
Video
craigjudelman.com
Cookie Segelstein
Video
veretskipass.com
Mark Kovnatsky
Video
mark-kovnatskiy.com
Mitia Khramtsov
Video
dobranotch.ru
Francesca Ter-Berg
Video
francescaterberg.com
M. Beregovski - a musical portrait
with Ilana Cravitz
Video
Olga Baron
Video
oysland.co.uk
Daniel Hoffman
Video
klezmerfiddle.com
violinaroundtheword.com
Ernie Gruner
Video
erniegruner.com
Eléonore Biezunski
Video
eleonorebiezunski.com
Beth Silver
Video
bethsilvercello.com
Alex Koffman
Video
klezmerband.com
Gica Loening
Video
loening.com
Monika Feil
Video
monikafeil.de
Alicia Svigals
Video
aliciasvigals.com
Annette Siebert
Video
siebert-kontakt.de
Beregovski / Lag B'Omer Special
with Frank London
Video
franklondon.com
Steven Greenman
Video
stevengreenman.com
Zoë & Annie Aqua
Video
zoeaqua.com
Susan Hoffman Watts
Video
susanwattsmusic.com
Amit Weisberger
Video
amit-weisberger.com
Anna Lowenstein
Video
annalowenstein.com
Samuel Seifert
Video
rozhinkes.de
David Brossier
Video
davidbrossier.fr
Antti Korhola
Video
Vanessa Vromans
Video
vanessavromans.com
Ariane Cohen-Adad
Video
szabadsag.be
dibouk.fr
quintetbumbac.com
Johannes Paul Gräßer
Video
jpg-online.de
Sandra Layman
Video
sandralayman.com
Yale Strom
Video
yalestrom.com
Abigale Reisman
Video
abigalereisman.com
Lisa Gutkin
Video
lisagutkin.com
Deborah Strauss
with Jeff Warschauer
Video
Semmy Stahlhammer
Video
semmystahlhammer.se
