The Klezmatics with Special Guest Sophie Solomon

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The Grammy-winning Klezmatics fly in from New York City for
their first UK gig in nearly a decade, with London’s own violin
superstar Sophie Solomon lending her electric energy to the
mix. Expect a night of high octane klezmer and beautiful
Yiddish song, a concert steeped in Jewish spiritualism and
Eastern European tradition combined with more eclectic
musical influences such as gospel, punk, and Arab, African,
and Balkan rhythms. Described by Time Out as “one of the
greatest bands on the planet”, the Klezmatics are pioneers
of Jewish music.
Sophie Solomon is the leading klezmer violinist of her
generation. A founder member of groundbreaking fusionists
Oi Va Voi, she recorded as a solo artist with Decca Records
and has lent her distinctive violin sound to artists as diverse as
Rufus Wainwright, Paul Weller and Theodor Bikel. Sophie also
composes for film, TV and theatre, most recently for Our Class
at the National Theatre and Off the Endz at the Royal Court.