Giora Feidman
Known as the King of Klezmer, Giora Feidman is a virtuoso clarinet player who
embodies the traditional Jewish music of his ancestors, while creating an
eclectic, well-travelled melting pot of sounds.
Born into a family who emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova) to Argentina,
Fiedman was the fourth generation in his family to become a musician, and spent
his childhood performing with his father at weddings and bar mitzvahs. He also
soaked up the Yiddish songs sung by his mother, the tango music he heard on the
streets of Buenos Aires, and German classical composers such as Wag...
