21 November 2023 at the Jewish Museum of Ireland
Singer Carl Nelkin performs the repertoire of the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music, accompanied by pianist Maja Elliott. The Society was founded in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century by a group of composers who wanted to preserve Jewish folk music while creating a special genre of Jewish classical music. This original idea was inspired by Western classical music and Russian Romantic music, and blended with traditional Jewish music styles. This confrontation inspired the klezmer revival in particular.