Meeting Point
Kleztory Freylakh
Im Eshkachech Yerushalayim
A Nakht In Gan Eydn
Upcoming Concerts
May 24, 2026
at Coaticook
116 Rue Wellington, Coaticook
Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 11.00 a.m.
May 30, 2026
at Festival Classica!
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
July 20, 2026
at TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC!
80 Queens Park Toronto, ON
Monday, July 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
OCT 3, 2026
at NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE!
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m
Their uplifting shows, peppered with humour, overflowing with energy and charged with emotion, never fail to bring joy to audiences.
Founded 2000, Kleztory embodies with passion and virtuosity the music originating from Eastern European shtetlech—small Eastern European villages or ghettos in Yiddish. Like the music they perform with brio, Kleztory is a rich mosaic of cultures and musical orientations (Russian, Québécois, Canadian), with different training (conservatory, self-taught) and diverse musical sensibilities (classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, traditional, country and folk).
Uniting their talents, the musicians play with emotion and virtuosity in the true spirit of klezmer music. Through innovative, yet respectful arrangements of original compositions, Kleztory has forged a unique and authentic musical journey and received acclaim for their electrifying performances.
A real gift for these challenging times!
Kleztory
CD | Meeting Point
KLEZTORY – Meeting Point [2023]
Reviews
PRESS
“…Most of us have experienced klezmer music, often as vibrant dance music but klezmer is a much broader tradition that ranges from breakneck dances to poignant laments. Couple this with the Kleztory’s occasional excursions to the outer reaches of jazz and other styles and you have an album that shows this music at its finest...”
“… it is very impressive how they can switch so seamlessly from individual improvisation within the part, to playing with such great discipline in unison passages, or in harmony… High-spirited, thoroughly entertaining and well-recorded.”
“…The collection offers so much to the discerning music lover: a door to a world you will not regret entering. 'Momentum' showcases the diversity, experience and virtuosic playing of leader Airat Ichmouratov on his surfeit of woodwind instruments … not to be missed.”
“One of Montreal’s—and the world’s—musical treasures… Zagezundt!”
“In this internationally renowned Montreal group, the creative tension between masterful artistry and unrestrained klezmer has always animated their repertoire.”
“Klezmer is a living tradition and this album [Momentum] portrays it at its absolute best. »