Songs of Mordechaj Gebirtig
25.06.2025 - 22:00 / Tempel Synagogue, ul. Miodowa 24
Mordechai Gebirtig was a poet, composer and bard of Krakow’s Kazimierz. Often describes as the last Jewish folk artist, his work reflects the complexity of the culture and social life of Jews in pre-war Poland, and above all in Krakow. His poems and songs are stories about the interwar reality, but also a record of the incredible tragedy of the Holocaust.
Jarosław Bester, the founder of Bester Quartet (formerly The Cracow Klezmer Band), a musician with extraordinary musical sensitivity will present magical musical expanses full of nostalgia and incredible expression. We will witness their own individual interpretation of Gebirtig’s songs, filtered through the characteristic sound and imagination of Bester Quartet supported by outstanding instrumentalists invited to join this project. This concert will be a kind of tribute to the outstanding creator from rebellious artists which cross the boundaries of time, language and tradition.
Bester Quartet:
Jarosław Bester – accordion
Ryszard Pałka – drums
Dawid Lubowicz – violin
Maciej Adamczak – double bass
Michał Bylica – trumpet
Alicja Szydłowska – cello
Martyna Sołtys – cello
Agata Jończak – cello
Monika Wursten – cello
A world premiere – the concert was commissioned by the JCF.
Tickets (N: 130 / U: 80 PLN) available at 34.jewsihfestival.pl and one hour before the concert at the entrance to the venue.
