Ilana Cravitz is a klezmer fiddler, baroque/classical violinist and viola da gamba player.

Based in London, Ilana regularly performs on stage and at weddings, bar mitzvahs and parties, as well as teaching classes, workshops and private students.

She also specialises in playing and calling for klezmer ceilidhs - Yiddish dance events with live traditional Jewish music.

Ilana is the founder of the National Klezmer Youth Orkester, which links young musicians and their teachers with klezmer professionals around the world.

NKYO autumn term 2026

The National Klezmer Youth Orkester (NKYO) will meet monthly in central London this autumn. The project brings together young musicians to learn, share, arrange and perform repertoire from this lively and soulful eastern European Jewish musical tradition. Led by experienced teachers, NKYO and the NKYO Training Band are open to 8-18 year-olds from all backgrounds. This is a fantastic opportunity is for young instrumentalists to learn and arrange klezmer tunes in a relaxed envi

12 Jewish Wedding Melodies

Klezmer arrangements for 4 players (in C and Bb versions). The version for C instruments (e.g. string quartet) is available as printed...

Klezmer Fiddle: a how to guide

Not just for fiddles! This style guide (with CD) is suitable for anyone wanting new tunes, play-along parts, or ways to explore traditional-style playing. The book contains 16 tunes in treble clef with chords above the stave for easy accompaniment. Currently in use by clarinet players, oboists, cellists, as well as viola and bass players, the melodies, accompaniments, and tips on playing have appeal and application well beyond violinists! Each tune has a ‘workshop’ on playin

"Ilana Cravitz is one of the brightest of a new generation of klezmer musicians" - The Strad