Jewish Weekends: Festival for Sephardic Music in St. Pölten!

Jewish Weekends: Festival for Sephardic Music in St. Pölten!

St. Pölten, Österreich - The “Jewish Weekends” festival in St. Pölten, which started with great success last year, will be carried out again in 2025. Under the title "Sepharad - The Jewish Spain", the events take place in the former synagogue from 16 to May 18 and 25 on May 24th and 25th. According to information from OTS , the festival will present an impressive pallet of Sephardic music, which is the rich in Jewish culture celebrated. This happens through appearances by well -known artists such as Ana Alcaide, who will give her first concert in Austria.

The festival's line-up promises a variety of musical highlights. In addition to the Spanish singer, Timna Brauer will present Sephardic music from Israel together with Jannis Raptis. The audience with the Duo Imamović and Mirković, who present the Sephardic Tradition from Sarajevo, also expects vocal performances. Particular attention is also paid to the quartet with the Kanun virtuosin Sofia Labropoulou and the performance of the Al’fado ensemble from Lisbon, which offer synthesis from traditional and contemporary music. wikipedia emphasizes that the influence of Jewish traditions on European music history was decisive, even if Richard Wagner in his controversial essay "Judenthum in music" a different perspective represented by considering Jewish music as inadequate

This year's Jewish Weekends offer a rich program that benefits not only adults, but also children with a special Klezmer concert. Interested parties can acquire individual and combined tickets via the web shop of the former synagogue. Festival curator Johann Kneihs promises that this year's event will offer even deeper insights into the exciting world of sound of Jewish music.