Saturday, June 14, 2008

David Orlowsky's Klezmorim

The 25 years old clarinettist David Orlowsky and his Klezmorim trio show their virtuosity and versatility on their CD "Noema" linking elements of klezmer, classics and jazz to create a new musical style.
When he was 16 and had only been playing the clarinet for three years, he caught the attention of Giora Feidman in master classes and concerts. David Orlowsky in now a multiple prizewinner in the nationwide German young performers competition "Jugend musiziert" and is one of the most exciting clarinettist of his generation. Feidman gave Orlowsky his introductin to klezmer and the young clarinettist still feels a strong affinity with this way of making music. Klezmer remains the musical point of departure for "David Orlowsky's Klezmorim", the trio that Orlowsky founded in 1997
together with double bass player and composer Florian Dohrmann, now with Jens-Uwe Popp on guitar. The word "klezmorim" is the plural of "klezmer" and means "musicians".
The pieces on their debut CD are compositions by Orlowsky aand Dohrman who wrote most of the pieces in their repertoire. "Noema" was recorded with famous guest artists Avi Avital (mandolin), Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon) and Iveta Apkalna (organ).