About
"Yiddish innovators" - Sounds Jewish Radio, USA
"They sling with delicacy and reverence on Yiddish music." - Late for the sky, Italy
“Hugly powerful listening” - LIRA Music Magazine, Sweden
"A strong and genuine relationship with traditional Jewish music and impulses from contemporary sources makes it all unique." - Nettavisen, Norway
Ida Gillner is a musician, artist and composer from Gothenburg, Sweden. She has a bachelor from the world music department at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, with soprano saxophone as her major instrument focusing on traditional Swedish music and later on traditional jewish music from Eastern Europe. She has also studied with Christian David and Sanne Möricke during a half year residence in Berlin in 2012, and attended several venues for further studies, such as KlezKanada, Shtetl Neuköln and the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow. She began her studies in Yiddish at the Jewish congregation in Gothenburg in 2018. In 2019 playwright Vera Berzak and Ida initiated the work with an original play about poet Anna Margolin, where Ida composed the music and also performed in it. Among her sustained work with Yiddish music and culture, she also performs and writes music for theatre, and plays soprano sax with several groups; Anna Heikkinen & Längtans Kapell (finnish tango), Ida&Louise (yiddish music) and Flocken (folk/jazz). In 2020 she released her first solo album on piano, containing her original music within the modern classical field. www.idagillner.se
Livet Nord is an award-winning violinist, composer and performer from Örebro, currently living in the region Dalarna. She is traditionally trained in classical violin and has a bachelor from the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, but she moves easily and freely across diverse genres like klezmer, modern tango, Swedish folk music, classical music and free improvisation. For a quarter-century now she has toured around the world with her groups New Tide Orquesta and Kaja, appeared in a sizable number of ensembles projects,and is featured on at least sixty albums. Her first solo project Paperbird (Kakafon Records 2023) showcases Livet’s eclectic musical background, her inquiring mind, and her penchant for accommodating different styles and expressions. Livet also helms the quality label Kakafon Records. In 2009 she recieved Gothenburg's Cultural Award. In 2015, she had the distinction of being named Artist of the Year at Sweden’s Folk and World Music Gala.And in 2023, her composing was awarded by SKAP, Sweden’s association for music creators. www.livetnord.se
Dos shtoltse lid (The proud poem)
Lyrics: Anna Margolin (1887-1952) Music: Ida Gillner
Mayn heym (My home)
Lyrics: Anna Margolin (1887-1952), Swedish translation: Beila Engelhardt Titelman Music: Ida Gillner
Ikh hob dikh nokh nit gezen (I haven´t yet seen you)
Lyrics: Celia Dropkin (1887-1956) Music: Ida Gillner
Ordens drottningar
Ordens drottningar (Queens of words) is an expressive and heartfelt performance where Shtoltse lider takes the audience on a spellbinding journey through time, music, and poetry. The performance premiered in May 2024 and will continue touring and are open for bookings within and outside Sweden. Supported by the Swedish Arts Council, Katz Jewish Cultural Foundation, Längmanska Cultural Funding.
MUSIC - POETRY - ACTING - STORYTELLING
February 5th - Concert, Wasabryggeriet, Borlänge
February 8th - Concert, Landvetter Bibliotek, Landvetter, Sweden
2025
2024
February 21st - Concert, Borås Stadsteater, Borås, Sweden
May 15th - Ordens drottningar (school performance), House of Possibilitas, Gotheburg, Sweden
May 16th - Ordens drottningar (premiere), House of Possibilitas, Gothenburg, Sweden
June 29th - Part of concert with Livets Orkester, Sweasalen, Leksand, Sweden
October 25th - Ordens drottningar, Planeta Festival, Kulturhuset Kåken, Gothenburg, Sweden
November 5th - Ordens drottningar (showcase), Dalarna, Sweden
2022
June 14th - Digital live concert, KlezKanada, Canada/World wide
November 20th - Shtoltse lider solo, Bohusläns muséum, Uddevalla, Sweden
December 12th - Shtoltse lider solo, Teater Aftonstjärnan, Gothenburg, Sweden
March 3rd - Concert, Kakafon Festival, Folkteatern, Gothenburg, Sweden
June 3rd - Concert, Aggers Hus, Östansjö, Sweden
August 25th - Concert, Hildasholm, Leksans, Sweden
September 30th - Shtoltse lider solo, Bokmässan, Gothenburg, Sweden
November 17th - Concert, Hornstull bibliotek, Stockholm, Sweden
November 18th - Concert, Litteraturfestivalen Gävlit, Gävle, Sweden
2023
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