Violinist. Fidl Player. Composer. Educator.
Illustrations by Alban Low
Klezmer trio, Loshn play a medley of traditional material
Solo improvised taxim in the middle of an original composition by Zoe Aqua, performed on tour of Romanian Synagogues, June 2024
Live session on BBC Radio 3 with Grammy Award winning project Yiddish Glory
Finale of faculty concert at Fiddlers On The Move, Ghent, Febuary 2024.
Sharing the stage with international experts of fiddle styles from around the world
Anna Lowenstein is one of the UK’s most sought after performers and teachers of the Klezmer fiddle tradition.
Notable appearences have included live sessions on BBC Radion 3’s Music Planet with Grammy Award nominated Yiddish Glory and
an onstage role in the highly critically acclaimed production of Indecent alongside Musical Director and Clarinetist Merlin Shepherd.
She has gigged, toured and taught across London and the UK, including
Cecil Sharp House, Southbank Centre’s Friday Tonic series and The Jazz Cafe , Bridgewater Hall, Sage Gateshead, and multiple tours for the National Rural Touring Forum.
She performs widely as part of Klezmer trio Loshn and has made up the faculty on both national and international workshops including
Fiddlers On The Move - Belgium
Klezfest - London
KlezNorth - Derbyshire
Friling Festival - Austria.
Her debut album, Through The Walls, is currently in prodution and has been supported and funded by:
“a talented and creative musician who has made a great impact on the Klezmer scene in the UK. She is one of only a handful of fiddle players worldwide dedicated to the practise of Yiddish Historically Informed Performance”
- Susi Evans.
“Anna’s musicality shines through. Her attention to detail as a player of traditional klezmer music is excellent and true to style…not only that but she’s generous with her knowledge and a great educator”
- Merlin Shepherd