Giora Feidman facts for kids
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Giora Feidman
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Giora Feidman, 2007
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גיורא פיידמן
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| Born | March 25, 1936 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Origin |  Israel |
| Genres | Klezmer |
| Occupation(s) | Clarinetist |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
Giora Feidman (born March 25, 1936) is a famous clarinet player. He was born in Argentina and later moved to Israel. He is known for playing klezmer music, which is a special kind of Jewish folk music.
About Giora Feidman
Giora Feidman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His parents were Jewish and came from a place called Bessarabia. They moved to Argentina to escape difficult times. Giora comes from a family of klezmer musicians. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all played music. They performed at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and holiday parties. These events took place in small Jewish towns called shtetls in Eastern Europe. In 1975, Feidman married Ora Bat-Chaim, who also became his personal manager.
His Music Career
Giora Feidman started his music career in Buenos Aires. He was part of the Teatro Colón Symphony Orchestra. A couple of years later, he moved to Israel. There, he became the youngest clarinet player ever to join the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He played with this famous orchestra for more than 20 years.
In the early 1970s, Feidman began performing on his own. He has played with many well-known groups. These include the Berliner Symphoniker and the Kronos Quartet. In 1974, the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra asked composer Misha Segal to write a special piece for Feidman. This piece was a concerto for clarinet and orchestra. It was based on an original Jewish melody called a nigun.
Movie director Steven Spielberg chose Feidman to play the clarinet solos. These solos were for the soundtrack of the movie Schindler's List. The movie won many important awards, including seven Academy Awards.
Feidman also started a special program called "Clarinet and Klezmer in the Galilee." This program includes seminars and master classes. It happens every year in Safed, Israel.
Films Featuring Giora Feidman
Giora Feidman has been involved in several films:
- Jewish Soul Music: The Art of Giora Feidman (1980) was a film about his music. It was directed by Uri Barbash.
- For Schindler's List (1993), directed by Steven Spielberg, he played the clarinet solos.
- In the film Beyond Silence (1996), he made a guest appearance. He played himself in the movie, which was directed by Caroline Link.
See also
In Spanish: Giora Feidman para niños
- Music of Israel
