Artist Info: Klezmerata Fiorentina

Igor Polesitsky, violin
Riccardo Crocilla, clarinet
Francesco Furlanich, accordion
Riccardo Donati, double bass

Comprised of four principal players of a leading Italian symphony and opera orchestra, Florence’s Orchestra del Maggio Musicale, Klezmerata Fiorentina was formed in May of 2005 with the purpose of developing a concert version of traditional Ukrainian-Jewish instrumental music, the family heritage of the group’s founder, Igor Polesitsky. [read more...]