KLEZMASTERS - Lev Sandyuk's Orchestra

Name: KLEZMASTERS - Lev Sandyuk's Orchestra
Start: 2026-08-01T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-01T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Ty Kávo

took place · 1 Aug 2026

Ty Kávo, Prague

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Two hours of Odessa songs and stories performed by Lev Sandyuk and his musicians. Keys, clarinet and guitar - live sound, improvisation, Odessa character.

Making its Prague debut.

About the venue: Ty Kávo

Ty kávo! is a specialty-coffee café in Prague's Smíchov district, right next to Anděl metro station. Coffee is sourced from the Nordbeans roastery in Liberec. The menu includes homemade lemonades, cocktails, hot dogs, cakes and vegan options. The lower-floor bar hosts stand-up comedy nights, chamber concerts and private events; there is also an outdoor terrace.

Jindřicha Plachty 28, 150 00 Praha 5 Get directions

About: Lev Sandyuk

Pianist and singer Lev Sandyuk has led the Klezmasters orchestra for over two decades, weaving klezmer, Odessa songs and Balkan rhythms together with improvisation and stories that pull audiences straight into the world of old Odessa.

permanent members of the Klezmasters orchestra

Tracks

Mazl TovKlezmasters' debut album from 2007, a key recording of the ensemble

Зол зайн танц! (Zol zayn tants!)an earlier Klezmasters album, Odessa and klezmer songs

Сонины Имениныan Odessa folk song, one of the most famous live recordings of the orchestra

Тишина за Рогожской заставоюa Soviet chanson performed by Sandyuka and Klezmasters, a concert recording from 2018

About: KLEZMASTERS

Odessa cabaret on stage: Lev Sandyuk and his Klezmasters weave traditional klezmer freylekhs and doinas together with old-port-city songs, Balkan rhythms and improvisation that keeps the audience hooked from the first note to the last.

2003

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What's new

2025-03
Lev Sandyuk performed in Moscow in a program dedicated to Alexander Vertinsky together with actress Alyona Babenko and clarinetist Sergey Shitov.
2020-03
Klezmasters performed at the Central House of Journalists in Moscow with a spring concert.
2011
Klezmasters completed their first tour of the USA, where they performed in the San Francisco Bay Area region.

Tracks

Soniny ImeninyOdesa folk song from the ensemble's repertoire

Tishina za Rogozhskoy ZastavoySoviet romance, live recorded at Shagal club (2018)

Ich hob dikh tsu fil libOld Yiddish love song, collaboration with Alina Ivakh

Vesyoly Portnoj (Veselý krejčí)Jewish folk song from the concert repertoire

Pesni staroy OdessyJoint program with Psoem Korolenko - songs of old Odesa

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