Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

5/21 update: online ticket sales are close, but tickets will be available at the door. There’s plenty of room for everyone!

The Connecting Chords Music Festival is proud to welcome Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi on Sunday, May 21 at 3:00 PM at Congregation of Moses, presenting a program of klezmer music “with a little horseradish on the side.”

Violinist Yale Strom is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music, known for his accomplishments as a composer, filmmaker, writer, photographer and playwright. Joining Strom will be members of his band Hot Pstromi: Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals/baritone ukelele) and Amos Hoffman (oud/guitar).

Elizabeth Schwartz has been called “The Edith Piaf of Yiddish” and “a revelation” with a superb mastery of klezmer ornamentations. In 2012, Schwartz was the first woman in history to sing at the 125-year-old Eldridge Street Synagogue in Manhattan, effectively breaking the ban of kol isha in this landmark cultural venue.

Amos Hoffman is an Israeli jazz guitarist and oudist known worldwide as a pioneer in fusing the rhythms and melodic themes of the Middle East with modern jazz. Hoffman was awarded one of Israel’s most prestigious prizes in 2013: the Landau Prize for Arts and Sciences for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Jazz.

Ticket Information

General admission tickets are available for purchase on our website and at the door. Advance online tickets are $17 ($12 for seniors); at-the-door tickets are $20 ($15 for seniors). Tickets for ages 25 and under are always $5!