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Klezmer

Noah is a renowned performer of traditional klezmer music, a musical style which has been part of his life since an early age. He has performed with world-renowned klezmer groups such as Brave Old World and has taught at klezmer workshops throughout Europe and the United States. 

Noah has composed music since an early age, and he always dreamed of bringing klezmer music to the classical stage.  

In 2016, he composed and premiered his own klezmer violin concerto, Fidl-Fantazye, with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Manfred Honeck. He has since played the work with the Baltimore Symphony, Orchestra National de Lyon, China Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Guangzhou Symphony, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra among others.

In 2021 he performed the world premiere of the chamber version of his Klezmer concerto with the Kammerakademie Potsdam.  In April 2023, Noah presented a Late Night Klezmer concert with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Philharmonie, performing his klezmer concerto. 

Klezmer Concerto by Noah Bendix-Balgley (excerpt)
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Excerpt from Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto by Noah Bendix-Balgley
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Fidl Fantayze Highlight, written and performed by Noah Bendix-Balgley with the Santa Cruz Symphony
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Santa Cruz Symphony's "Symphony At Home" Ep. 2 - Noah Bendix-Balgley and his Fidl-Fantazye
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Noah Bendix-Balgley: Classical and Klezmer
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Noah Bendix-Balgley and Alan Bern play Klezmer
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