David Krakauer - clarinet
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer occupies the unique position of being one of the world's leading exponents of Eastern European Jewish klezmer music and a major voice in classical music. Known for his mastery of myriad styles, Krakauer lies far beyond "cross-over". His best-selling classical and klezmer recordings further define his brilliant tone, virtuosity and imagination.
As an artist who has consistently defied categorization, Krakauer has enjoyed major ongoing artistic collaborations with a tremendously diverse group of performers and composers. Highlights include his renowned collaboration with the Kronos Quartet on Osvaldo Golijov's The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; touring with the Emerson String Quartet; tours with Music from Marlboro; the premiere and numerous performances of David Del Tredici's Magyar Madness, commissioned by Music Accord for Krakauer and the Orion String quartet; and participation in the BBC documentary Holocaust, A Music Memorial from Auschwitz (with music of Osvaldo Golijov) which won the International Emmy in the performance category (2005). David Krakauer has also worked with the Juilliard and Tokyo String Quartets.
In the last three years, Krakauer has begun to emerge as a new and compelling soloist, introducing his distinctive klezmer sound to symphony audiences around the US and Europe. He has recently appeared with distinguished orchestras such as the Dresdner Philharmonie, Pacific Symphony, Weimar Staatskapelle, Detroit Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Quebec Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, New World Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Komische Oper orchestra and the Orchestre Lamoureux. He has premiered and championed concertos by Osvaldo Golijov, Paul Moravec, Jean Philippe Calvin, Ofer Ben Amots and the 24-year-old rising star Wlad Marhulets. In spring 2012, he will perform The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind with the Orchestre National de Lyon.
As a leading figure in world music, clarinetist David Krakauer has redefined klezmer through his innovative recordings and passionate stage performances. With his band Klezmer Madness!, Krakauer has forged alliances between his branch of world music and a multitude of musical genres including jazz, funk and most recently hip-hop. Touring internationally to major venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, Venice Biennale, Krakow Jewish Culture Festival, BBC Proms, and many others has enabled Klezmer Madness! to leave a lasting impression on the myriad and diverse music scenes of the world.
Krakauer has an extensive discography. The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (Nonesuch) with Osvaldo Golijov and the Kronos Quartet received the Diapason D'Or in France and The Twelve Tribes won the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik for jazz album of the year. Klezmer Madness! (Tzadik) was one of the label's best-selling discs. Other CDs include In the Fiddler's House with violinist Itzhak Perlman and the Klezmatics (Angel) and Ayre with Dawn Upshaw and Osvaldo Golijov (Deutsche Gramaphon). Abraham Inc's Tweet-Tweet on his own label Table Pounding Records (Label Bleu in Europe) was released in early 2010. His unique sound can be heard as soloist in Danny Elfman's score for the Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock and throughout Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson.
He has had major profiles in news publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The International Herald Tribune. A passionate educator, David Krakauer is on the clarinet and chamber music faculties of the Mannes College of Music, New York University, Manhattan School of Music and the Bard Conservatory of Music.
As an artist who has consistently defied categorization, Krakauer has enjoyed major ongoing artistic collaborations with a tremendously diverse group of performers and composers. Highlights include his renowned collaboration with the Kronos Quartet on Osvaldo Golijov's The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; touring with the Emerson String Quartet; tours with Music from Marlboro; the premiere and numerous performances of David Del Tredici's Magyar Madness, commissioned by Music Accord for Krakauer and the Orion String quartet; and participation in the BBC documentary Holocaust, A Music Memorial from Auschwitz (with music of Osvaldo Golijov) which won the International Emmy in the performance category (2005). David Krakauer has also worked with the Juilliard and Tokyo String Quartets.
In the last three years, Krakauer has begun to emerge as a new and compelling soloist, introducing his distinctive klezmer sound to symphony audiences around the US and Europe. He has recently appeared with distinguished orchestras such as the Dresdner Philharmonie, Pacific Symphony, Weimar Staatskapelle, Detroit Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Quebec Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, New World Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Komische Oper orchestra and the Orchestre Lamoureux. He has premiered and championed concertos by Osvaldo Golijov, Paul Moravec, Jean Philippe Calvin, Ofer Ben Amots and the 24-year-old rising star Wlad Marhulets. In spring 2012, he will perform The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind with the Orchestre National de Lyon.
As a leading figure in world music, clarinetist David Krakauer has redefined klezmer through his innovative recordings and passionate stage performances. With his band Klezmer Madness!, Krakauer has forged alliances between his branch of world music and a multitude of musical genres including jazz, funk and most recently hip-hop. Touring internationally to major venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, Venice Biennale, Krakow Jewish Culture Festival, BBC Proms, and many others has enabled Klezmer Madness! to leave a lasting impression on the myriad and diverse music scenes of the world.
Krakauer has an extensive discography. The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (Nonesuch) with Osvaldo Golijov and the Kronos Quartet received the Diapason D'Or in France and The Twelve Tribes won the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik for jazz album of the year. Klezmer Madness! (Tzadik) was one of the label's best-selling discs. Other CDs include In the Fiddler's House with violinist Itzhak Perlman and the Klezmatics (Angel) and Ayre with Dawn Upshaw and Osvaldo Golijov (Deutsche Gramaphon). Abraham Inc's Tweet-Tweet on his own label Table Pounding Records (Label Bleu in Europe) was released in early 2010. His unique sound can be heard as soloist in Danny Elfman's score for the Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock and throughout Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson.
He has had major profiles in news publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The International Herald Tribune. A passionate educator, David Krakauer is on the clarinet and chamber music faculties of the Mannes College of Music, New York University, Manhattan School of Music and the Bard Conservatory of Music.
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David Krakauer