Vira Lozinsky is one of the leading voices among a new generation of
Yiddish singers .She has performed at theatres and festivals throughout
Israel, Europe, North and South America. Her debut CD “Vayte Shtern”
has been nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) /
Best World Music album.
Vira was born in 1974 in Beltz, Moldova (Bessarabia), to a family of Yiddish
artists. Her father Michael Felsenbaum founded the Yiddish theater of Beltz
in 1989 and is a prominent figure in the post-Soviet Yiddish revival. Well
known as a poet and playwright, he has written many of the songs in Vira’s
repertoire. Vira’s mother Fania was also a prolific performer and singer of
Yiddish and Romanian songs throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. Vira
started playing the violin at the age of six, but her real passion was always
singing. From the age of 13 until her immigration to Israel in 1991 she
sang in the Beltz Yiddish Theater and also performed solo concerts
throughout the former USSR.
After immigrating to Israel at age 16 she earned her BA in Musicology and
Yiddish literature at Bar-Ilan University. In 2000 she graduated with honors
from the vocal program of Israel’s prestigious Rimon school of Jazz &
Contemporary Music. Perhaps the most significant event in her career
occurred in 2002 when she met the great Yiddish singer Nechama
Lifshitz, who has since remained her teacher and mentor.
An enchanting performer in every way, Vira’s mellifluous alto voice is
powerful, warm, expressive, and pure. Her unique repertoire includes new
material written especially for her, as well as Yiddish folk songs, songs of
Bessarabian, Romanian and Polish Jewish poets, and of classical and
modern Yiddish poets .
Vira Lozinsky has worked and recordered with international artists and
groups as Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, "Beyond the Pale",
"Konsonans Retro", Leopold Kozlowski and many others.
Her performances were broadcast on Arte TV , Israel's channel 2 and radio
channles CBC (Canada), Deutsche Welle (Germany) and others.
Venues and festivals
Ashkenaz Festival , Toronto ( 2007, 2008 )
Klezkanada, Montreal ( 2007, 2008 )
Furth Klezmer Festival , Germany (2008)
Festival of Jewish Culture Warsaw of Singer , Poland ( 2007, 2009)
Teatro Astral , Buenos Aires ( 2007 )
Comunidad Israelita del Uruguay, Montevideo ( 2007 )
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, USA ( 2008 )
Yiddish Festival on the Dead Sea, Israel ( 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 )
Dresden Jewish Week , Germany ( 2005, 2008 )
Yiddish Summer in Weimar , Germany ( 2006 )
Awards
Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2009 winner - for the song Malokhim Lid
7th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) nominee / Best World Music
album.
Press
" Without a doubt, Vira Lozinsky is one of the best Yiddish singers today."
Forverts , New York . 2008
" Emotionally appealing songs.."
Deutsche Welle | A World of Music. 2008
" Discovery of the Year..."
ARTE TV, Metropolis. 2006
Yiddish singers .She has performed at theatres and festivals throughout
Israel, Europe, North and South America. Her debut CD “Vayte Shtern”
has been nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) /
Best World Music album.
Vira was born in 1974 in Beltz, Moldova (Bessarabia), to a family of Yiddish
artists. Her father Michael Felsenbaum founded the Yiddish theater of Beltz
in 1989 and is a prominent figure in the post-Soviet Yiddish revival. Well
known as a poet and playwright, he has written many of the songs in Vira’s
repertoire. Vira’s mother Fania was also a prolific performer and singer of
Yiddish and Romanian songs throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. Vira
started playing the violin at the age of six, but her real passion was always
singing. From the age of 13 until her immigration to Israel in 1991 she
sang in the Beltz Yiddish Theater and also performed solo concerts
throughout the former USSR.
After immigrating to Israel at age 16 she earned her BA in Musicology and
Yiddish literature at Bar-Ilan University. In 2000 she graduated with honors
from the vocal program of Israel’s prestigious Rimon school of Jazz &
Contemporary Music. Perhaps the most significant event in her career
occurred in 2002 when she met the great Yiddish singer Nechama
Lifshitz, who has since remained her teacher and mentor.
An enchanting performer in every way, Vira’s mellifluous alto voice is
powerful, warm, expressive, and pure. Her unique repertoire includes new
material written especially for her, as well as Yiddish folk songs, songs of
Bessarabian, Romanian and Polish Jewish poets, and of classical and
modern Yiddish poets .
Vira Lozinsky has worked and recordered with international artists and
groups as Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, "Beyond the Pale",
"Konsonans Retro", Leopold Kozlowski and many others.
Her performances were broadcast on Arte TV , Israel's channel 2 and radio
channles CBC (Canada), Deutsche Welle (Germany) and others.
Venues and festivals
Ashkenaz Festival , Toronto ( 2007, 2008 )
Klezkanada, Montreal ( 2007, 2008 )
Furth Klezmer Festival , Germany (2008)
Festival of Jewish Culture Warsaw of Singer , Poland ( 2007, 2009)
Teatro Astral , Buenos Aires ( 2007 )
Comunidad Israelita del Uruguay, Montevideo ( 2007 )
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, USA ( 2008 )
Yiddish Festival on the Dead Sea, Israel ( 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 )
Dresden Jewish Week , Germany ( 2005, 2008 )
Yiddish Summer in Weimar , Germany ( 2006 )
Awards
Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2009 winner - for the song Malokhim Lid
7th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) nominee / Best World Music
album.
Press
" Without a doubt, Vira Lozinsky is one of the best Yiddish singers today."
Forverts , New York . 2008
" Emotionally appealing songs.."
Deutsche Welle | A World of Music. 2008
" Discovery of the Year..."
ARTE TV, Metropolis. 2006
© 2007 and beyond . Vira Lozinsky. All rights reserved. Design Alon Lozinsky.
| Warsaw Jewish Theatre . Sep 2009 photo: Renata Zawadzka-Ben Dor |
| Ashkenaz 2008. SIRIUS Stage. photo: Alon Lozinsky |
| Toronto. photo: Ashkenaz foundation |
| Dresden 2008 |
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