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Giora Feidman

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Giora Feidman
גיורא פיידמן
Giora Feidman, 2007
Giora Feidman, 2007
Background information
Born(1936-03-25)March 25, 1936(age 88)
Buenos Aires,Argentina
OriginIsrael
GenresKlezmer
OccupationClarinetist
InstrumentClarinet

Giora Feidman(Hebrew:גיורא פיידמן;born 25 March 1936) is an Argentine-born Israeliclarinetistwho specializes inklezmermusic.

Biography

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Giora Feidman was born inBuenos Aires,Argentina,where hisBessarabianJewish parents immigrated to escape persecution. Feidman comes from a family of klezmer musicians. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather made music forweddings,bar mitzvahs,and holiday celebrations in theshtetlsof Eastern Europe. Feidman married Ora Bat-Chaim, his personal manager, in 1975.[1]

Music career

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Feidman playing aluciteclarinet in Jerusalem, 2006

Feidman began his career inBuenos Airesas a member of theTeatro ColónSymphony Orchestra. Two years later he immigrated toIsraelto become the youngest clarinetist ever to play with theIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra.He was a member of the orchestra for over 20 years.[2]In the early 1970s he began his solo career. He has performed with theBerliner Symphoniker,theKronos Quartet,the Polish Chamber Philharmonic, the Munich Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Munich Radio Orchestra. In 1974 the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra commissioned composer Misha Segal to write a concerto for clarinet and orchestra for Giora Feidman. The one-movement piece, which was based on an originalnigun,premiered that same year.

Movie directorSteven Spielberginvited him to play the clarinet solos for thesoundtrackofSchindler's List,which won sevenAcademy Awards.

Feidman founded the "Clarinet and Klezmer in the Galilee" seminar and master class program, which takes place every year inSafed,Israel.[3]

Discography

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  • Jewish Soul Music (1973)
  • The Singing Clarinet (1987)
  • Clarinetango (1990)
  • The Magic of the Klezmer (1990)
  • Viva el Klezmer (1991)
  • Gershwin & The Klezmer (1991)
  • The Dance of Joy (1992)
  • Klassic Klezmer (1993)
  • Concert for the Klezmer (1993)
  • Der Rattenfanger (1993)
  • Prokofiev:Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano,Op. 34, with theJuilliard String QuartetandYefim Bronfman(May 18, 1994, Princeton, NJ) - Sony Classical
  • Feidman in Jerusalem (1994)
  • Klezmer Chamber Music (1995)
  • The Soul Chai (1995)
  • The Incredible Clarinet (1995)
  • For You (1996)
  • Schelomo/Barakashot (1996)
  • Silence and Beyond — Feidman plays Ora Bat Chaim (1997)
  • Feidman in Bayreuth — Lilith — Neun Gesänge der dunklen Liebe (1997)
  • Soul Meditation, Harmony of Soul (1997)
  • Der Golem — Feidman and the Arditti String Quartet (1997)
  • Klezmer Celebration (1997)
  • Feidman and Israel Camerata (1998)
  • Feidman and Katja Beer — Schubert (1998)
  • Journey (1999)
  • And the Angels Sing (1999)
  • Klezmer and More (2000)
  • Rhapsody (2000)
  • To Giora Feidman — Your Kletzmer Friends (2000)
  • TangoKlezmer (2001)
  • Dancing in the Field (2002)
  • Feidman plays Piazzolla (2002)
  • Love — Feidman plays Ora Bat Chaim (2003)
  • Feidman Plays Mozart and More (2003)
  • Safad — Feidman and The Safed Chamber Orchestra (2004)
  • Ewigkeit dringt in die Zeit (2004)
  • Wenn du singst, wie kannst du hassen? (2005)
  • Feidman andEisenberg— Live at St. Severin (2005)
  • Crossing Borders (2006)
  • Klezmundo (2006)
  • Klezmer in the Galilee (2007)
  • The Spirit of Klezmer (2008)
  • Klezmer & Strings (2009)
  • Very Klezmer (2012)
  • Klezmer Bridges (2015) - Feidman and Rastrelli Cello Quartet
  • Feidman plays Beatles! (2017) - Feidman and Rastrelli Cello Quartet
  • A Tribute To Piazzolla (2021) - Feidman and Rastrelli Cello Quartet

Films

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Ora Bat-Chaim, Encyclopedia of Jewish Women".Archivedfrom the original on 2010-04-08.Retrieved2009-08-26.
  2. ^"Klezmer with Soul".Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.Retrieved2013-09-29.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^"Clarinet and Klezmer in the Galilee".Archivedfrom the original on 2009-06-03.Retrieved2009-08-26.
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