Music withheart and soul.

Klezmer, jazz and Jewish stories with Igor (Itzik) Epstein and his Cologne ensemble. From quiet melancholy to an irresistible joy for life.

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Igor Epstein holding a violin and sheet music — **Igor (Itzik) Epstein**Violin · Artistic direction

Acoustic. Alive. From Cologne.The world of Klezmer Tov ↓

Ensemble

One violin.
Countless stories.

For Igor Epstein, klezmer is a musical mother tongue. His acoustic ensemble brings Jewish tradition together with folk, jazz, Latin and classical music, in line-ups from duo to sextet.

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Programmes

Many voices.
A sound of our own.

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01 / Concert programme

Klezmer Music: From Origins to Today

A musical journey through the history and many voices of klezmer.

02 / Concert programme

Klezmer – music with heart

Yiddish melodies, irresistible dances and a wholehearted joy for life.

03 / Music & storytelling

Magical Muse

Stories and klezmer melodies in an evening filled with Jewish humour.

Epstein’s Klezmer Tov · Klezmer-Jazz

Albums & recordings

More than words.
Have a listen.

Melancholy, musical joy and swing: discover three albums and selected recordings by the ensemble.

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Musical encounters

Projects that connect.

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DreyFertl Trio · Klezmer meets Gipsy · © Foto-Epstein

Project

DreyFertl · Two violins and a guitar

Misha (Moshe) Nodelman, Igor (Itzik) Epstein and Vitali Eberling bring together klezmer, folk, jazz, Latin and classical music.

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Music withheart and soul.

One violin. Countless stories.

Many voices.A sound of our own.