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Teaching and performing as part of the Limmud.de Festival 2026, in Bad Wildungen, Germany, from April 30 till May 3.
Mark Kovnatskiy is one of the leading violinists of traditional Eastern European Jewish music.
Based in Hamburg, Germany, he performs internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and composer, presenting both traditional klezmer repertoire and original compositions.
His musical work blends historical klezmer traditions with influences from classical music as well as Moldavian and Romanian folk music.
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Dear friends!
Here is a list of my performances in May:
From April 31 to May 3, I will be teaching and performing as part of the Limmud.de Festival 2026, an educational Jewish conference taking place in Bad Wildungen, Germany.
Sunday, May 10: A Yiddish dance workshop will take place at the Stadtarchiv Celle (Westerceller Straße 4, 29227 Celle, Germany) at 2:00 p.m.
From the evening of May 18 through the morning of May 20, I will be rehearsing in Berlin in preparation for a theater project, the world premiere of which will take place this summer as part of the Yiddish Summer Weimar festival.
Sunday, May 21: Yiddish dance workshop at the Ev. Gemeindezentrum “Mittendrin” (An der Talkirche 2, 57078 Siegen, Germany) at 6 p.m.
May 27–29: teaching and a concert as part of the Yiddish theater festival “Tes Fest”, which will take place in Bucharest, Romania, and is organized by the Bucharest State Jewish Theater.
May 27, 10 a.m.: Yiddish dance workshop as part of the TesFest festival (Museum of History and Culture of Romanian Jews, Str. Mămulari 3, Bucharest, Romania)
May 27, 2 p.m.: Klezmer music workshop as part of the TesFest festival (Museum of History and Culture of Romanian Jews, Str. Mămulari 3, Bucharest, Romania)
May 28, 10 a.m.: Yiddish dance workshop as part of the TesFest festival (Museum of History and Culture of Romanian Jews, Str. Mămulari 3, Bucharest, Romania)
May 28, 2:00 p.m.: Klezmer music workshop as part of the TesFest festival (Museum of History and Culture of Romanian Jews, Str. Mămulari 3, Bucharest, Romania)
May 29, 10 a.m.: Yiddish dance workshop as part of the TesFest festival (Museum of History and Culture of Romanian Jews, 3 Mămulari Street, Bucharest, Romania)
May 29, 2 p.m.: Klezmer music workshop as part of the TesFest festival (Museum of History and Culture of Romanian Jews, 3 Mămulari St., Bucharest, Romania)
May 29, 5 p.m.: “Yiddish & Cool” concert, during which I will perform alongside the ensemble of the Bucharest State Jewish Theater. The concert will take place as part of the TesFest festival at 15 Iuliu Barasch St., Sector 3, Bucharest, Romania
That's my schedule for May. As always, I would be very happy to see you at one of these events.
Yours sincerely,
Mark Kovnatskiy.
Check my calendar for more information about my future concerts!
My concert schedule is gradually filling up, which is good news.
On the other hand, this means that if you would like to organize an event with my participation (be it a concert, a klezmer music workshop, a Yiddish dance workshop, or a lecture), then now is the time to hurry up and contact me regarding possible dates!