Abigale Reisman (US; violin)

With over 15 years of experience playing klezmer music, Abigale Reisman has established herself as an expressive and thoughtful fidl player with a lot to say. She is particularly interested in expressing the human voice through the violin and connecting her playing to the rhythms and accents of the Yiddish language. Abigale is a performer, composer, and arranger with the International Jewish Music Festival award winning band, Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band. She regularly performs in a duo with renowned klezmer scholar and performer Hankus Netsky. Abigale is also a co-founder of Thread Ensemble, an experimental trio that creates music out of interactions with their audiences and a member of Tredici Bacci, a psycho Zappa rock band that tours the country. Most recently, Abigale was commissioned by the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra to write a Concerto for Klezmer band and orchestra, which premiered on September 5th, 2024 in Aalborg, Denmark.

Photo: Mark Wylie