Internationally renowned klezmer clarinettist
DAVID KRAKAUER
meets
MATTHEW REID
and
Playing with Fire
at the
Baxter Theatre at 7.00pm on Sunday 21 July 2013
Cape Town welcomes one of the world’s great clarinettists David Krakauer to the Mother City!
For the past 25 years Krakauer has established himself as one of the most important voices in Eastern European Jewish Klezmer music. He has gone way beyond mere re-creation and had taken klezmer into the 21st century. In addition to leading his own band he has shared the stage as soloist with the likes of the Kronos Quartet, the Detroit Symphony, the Emerson Quartet, the Dresdener Philharmonie and countless other great ensembles. His journey continues celebrating and sharing this amazing music’s’ rich and varied roots.
Krakauer’s recent performances around the globe include concerts in New York, Aspen, Paris and Tel Aviv.
In the New York Times, in a review titled “The Wild and Woolly Music of the Shtetel, in All Its Infinite Variety” David Krakauer is described as “a breathtakingly flamboyant clarinettist, racing through every octave of his instrument and turning trills into laughs or cries of anguish”.
In this very special concert David Krakauer meets our very own Matthew Reid to join forces and share ideas. As we all know, Matthew has been a tireless exponent of klezmer music and has done so much to create a vibrant scene here in Cape Town. This will be a rare opportunity to hear Krakauer backed by Matthew and the Playing with Fire Klezmer Band.
Be prepared for an extraordinary experience. When Krakauer performs at the Jewish Music Festival in Krakow, Poland, it is in front of an enthusiastic audience of 35 000 fans! See www.davidkrakauer.com
WHEN: 7.00pm, Sunday 21 July 2013
WHERE: Baxter Theatre
TICKETS: Computicket or Baxter Theatre – booking opens Friday 21 June
PLEASE NOTE:
The 18 July is designated Nelson Mandela Day by the UN and people are asked to give 67 minutes of service in honour of our former President and international elder statesman. Klezmer Madness will be our way of dedicating 67 plus minutes of inspirational soul music, while you show your support for welfare organisations under the Jewish Care Cape banner.
For more information please contact CJSA T: 021 434 9691 or E: admin@cjsa.org.za
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