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Reverse Polarity: Argentinian Klezmer and Polish Tango Song

What happens when music moves from East to West, and West to East? Expectations are turned on their head in this fascinating programme of...

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Cravitz Klezmer Kapelye

Music (and dance) for public occasions and private celebrations. Ilana brings together the best musicians on the klezmer scene to put...

The Woodlands String Quartet

The WSQ performs a range of music from light classical and stylistic baroque music to klezmer and pop arrangements. The group is seen...

Viol Consorts

The most sublime music you can imagine! Ilana plays with London Viols, a 5-part gamba consort, with Mark Caudle, Louise Jameson, Reiko...

Klezmer Keilidhs

The familiar ceilidh/barn dance format (live music, dance leader, fun) but the music and steps are old-style Jewish, rather than Celtic....

Reverse Polarity: Argentinian Klezmer and Polish Tango Song

What happens when music moves from East to West, and West to East? Expectations are turned on their head in this fascinating programme of...

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National Klezmer Youth Orkester (NKYO)

The NKYO is for musicians aged 8-18 to learn common repertoire in a relaxed environment. Envisaged by Ilana as a year-round project, the...

Klezmer for Teachers

Part of the National Klezmer Youth Orkester project is to provide music teachers with klezmer materials and techniques to use with their...

Bulgar workshop & playalong

Learn & play along as Ilana discusses typical features of a bulgar, and demonstrates tunes with onscreen sheet music. Watch now A 'LIKE...

Join the Benslow Klezmer Orchestra!

Residential course in Hitchin, Herts, 27-29 October 2023. Ilana Cravitz and John Macnaughton present a course designed for...

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Titunshnayder

Clarinetist and saxophone player John Macnaughton talks about a newly-rediscovered klezmer clarinet player, whose European recordings...

Belf Off the Shelf, a talk by Sherry Mayrent

Klezmer clarinettist & music collector Sherry Mayrent talks about the recordings of V. Belf, the mysterious clarinet player who recorded...

London International Klezmer Experience (LIKE) online Festival 2020

Classes * Jamming * Concerts * Pro Skills * Dancing * KlezCafé In July 2020, in the dark days of the global COVID pandemic, Ilana created...

Jubilate Agno (Jeoffrey's Jubilee)

A short work for soprano, four-part strings and harpsichord continuo, written by Ilana in 2018, whilst on tour in Australia with the...

Klezmer compositions & arrangements

Here are some of Ilana's klezmer compositions - including collaborations - over the last few years. Some have been woven into medleys,...

Sher - an illustrated talk by Ilana Cravitz

Find out more about shers, including melodies, dance description and more. Watch now A 'LIKE Klezmer Wednesday' talk, presented by the...

Joy of Freygish

Event for LIKE - the London International Klezmer Experience · Event · by Ilana Cravitz and LIKE - the London International Klezmer...

Yiddish Music in Argentina, 1940s-70s

Ilana Cravitz (London) and Zulema Benveniste (Buenos Aires) are researching Yiddish music in Argentina between the 1940s and 1970s. They...

Global Klezmer Strings: Beregovski's Musical Treasures

158 Nigunim (songs without words) * 35 Klezmer Fiddlers * 12 Countries * Watch the launch event Beregovski Tish-Nign Archive Project...

Klezmer Education Symposium 2021

KES took place 29-30 November 2021 Discussions | Panels | Working groups | Networking Scores of musicians around the world from a variety...

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