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Becoming a Clarinetist

Merlin Shepherd, klezmer musician and instructor, describes how he started playing his instrument of choice: clarinet.

Reflection on Transmission of Jewish Identity and Culture

Henri Oppenheim, klezmer musician based in Montreal, discusses his connection to Jewish identity, and the need to transmit the culture.

Efim Chorny

Efim Chorny, Moldovan klezmer musician, was interviewed by Pauline Katz on August 23, 2011 at KlezKanada in the Laurentian Mountains of Canada.

2011-08-23

Marilyn Lerner

Marilyn Lerner, pianist, klezmer musician, and psychotherapist, was interviewed by Nina Pick on July 24th, 2019 in Weimar, Germany.

2019-07-24

Henri Oppenheim

Henri Oppenheim, klezmer musician based in Montreal, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 18, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2016-08-18

Grandmother's Jewishness: Warm, Strong, and Tasty!

Klezmer musician Henri Oppenheim talks about his grandmother and how she helped shape his Jewish upbringing.

Zoë Aqua

Zoë Aqua, klezmer violinist, was interviewed (remotely) by Daniel Holtzman on September 10th, 2020 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2020-09-10

Why do people go to concerts?

Michael Winograd, klezmer musician, describes why people spend money going to concerts, even when money is tight.

Merlin Shepherd

Merlin Shepherd, Klezmer musician and instructor, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 19, 2014 at KlezKanada in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, Canada.

2014-08-19

Theodor Heimann Olsen

Theodor Heimann Olsen, klezmer trumpet player and queer activist, was interviewed by Nina Pick on July 18th, 2019 in Weimar, Germany.

2019-07-18

Francesca Ter-Berg

Francesca Ter-Berg, cellist who specializes in klezmer music, was interviewed by Nina Pick on July 23rd, 2019 in Weimar, Germany.

2019-07-23

Jewish Boyhood in Rural Wales: My Grandfather's Story

Merlin Shepherd, klezmer musician and instructor, discusses his grandfather's experiences growing up in a tiny Protestant farming village in rural Wales

"There Was Always a Flavor, Without Being Dogmatic": Growing Up in a Secular Jewish Home

Merlin Shepherd, klezmer musician and instructor, shares what it was like growing up in a non-religious, yet strongly Jewish-identified home.

Learning Yiddish and Love of Words

Henri Oppenheim, klezmer musician based on Montreal, talks about how learning Yiddish felt - encountering something special, a world of words.

The Students

Efim Chorny discusses the different things students are various klezmer festivals are looking for and how he tailors his teaching to their needs and desires.

Yiddishland

Christian Dawid - Berlin-based, world-renowned klezmer clarinet player - discusses the term "Yiddishland" and explains how it has become a reality.

Jewish Moldovan Gypsy music

Klezmer musician Assaf Talmudi talks about dicovering a great but unknown musician who was part of Jewish and Roma (Gypsy) collaboration in Moldova.

Peter Sokolow

Peter Sokolow, a full-time professional musician active in Klezmer revival, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on December 5, 2013 in Brooklyn, New York.

2013-12-05

"Rumania, Rumania"

Peter Sokolow, a full-time professional musician active in Klezmer revival, performs Aaron Lebedeff's classic "Rumania, Rumania" and explains the Yiddish lyrics.

Peter Sokolow Remembers Humorously Bad Gigs

Peter Sokolow, a full-time professional musician active in Klezmer revival, recalls one of his worst, and most humorous, gigs at a landsmanschaft event.