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Nikolay Kaufmann Choir (BG)
Event by: Yiddish Culture Festival Vienna
Location: Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna, Dorotheergasse 11, Wien - Innere Stadt
Tickets: 29–33 EUR · Get tickets
About event
The Nikolay Kaufmann Frauenchor of the" Academician Nikolay Kaufmann "foundation is the only professional Jewish women's choir worldwide - a unique ensemble that touches and inspires with his music. The choir comes from Sofia, Bulgaria, and for the first time presents its impressive repertoire on the yiddish Culture Festival Vienna .
The choir was made after the death of nikolay merchant Keeper from folk songs, founded to carry his music on. Nikolay Kaufmann, who is considered the most important Jewish composer in Bulgaria, has collected and published, documented and published 60,000 folk songs and melodies of the Jews, Roma and other minorities. His legacy lives on in the compositions and arrangements, which he created on the basis of this rich musical material.
The choir is guided by Maria Kaufmann and Rosy Kaufmann . Both are academically trained choir leaders who continue their father's legacy - first -handed - with passion and professionalism. Under her direction, the music is brought to life and unfolds its whole emotional depth.
The uniqueness of the Nikolay Kaufmann Frauenchor is in his extraordinary sound - unique in the world. Professional singers of the internationally known Bulgarian folk song singing, which is a special feature worldwide This unique mix creates a completely new, own and never previously belonged. A phenomenon of harmonies and overtones that captivate the audience with its depth and diversity.
The repertoire of the choir ranges from longing Sephardic love songs full of heartbreak and melancholy to happy, thrilling Yiddish songs, which reflect the joy of life. With an incomparable emotional bandwidth, the Nikolay Kaufmann women's choir brings the traditions of Jewish music to the stage - sometimes tender and touching, sometimes full of energy and joie de vivre.
occupation:
- nikolay Head: Maria Kaufmann
- CO line: Rosy Kaufmann
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