Vira Lozinsky

Vira Lozinsky
Vira Lozinsky
	Lozinsky in Caesarea in 2012
Background information
Born	1974 (age 49–50); Bălți, Moldavian SSR, USSR
Origin	Israel
Genres	Folk; world;
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Website	viralozinsky.com

Vira Lozinsky (born 1974) is an Israeli-Moldovan musician and Yiddish language singer.

Biography

Vira Lozinsky was born in 1974 in Bălți, Moldova (Bessarabia) to a family of Jewish artists. As a child, Vira studied music and played the violin at the city music school. She participated in the local Yiddish theater led by her father Mikhoel Felsenbaum. She was exposed at an early age to the cultures and musical styles of the many ethnic groups living in Moldova: Moldovans, Romanians, Jews, Roma, Russians and others. Her repertoire includes new material written mainly by her father, Mikhoel Felsenbaum, as well as classical Yiddish folk songs, Romanian folk songs translated to Yiddish, songs of classical and modern Yiddish poets. After immigrating to Israel at age 16, she pursued Yiddish and Musicology studies in Bar Ilan University, and vocal studies in the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Ramat HaSharon. For several years was a student of Nechama Lifshitz's Yiddish song workshop.

Vira Lozinsky has toured several countries and participated in klezmer events in Israel, Europe, and the Americas.

Discography

Vira Lozinsky performs at the Festival of Jewish Culture in Warsaw, September 6, 2007.

Album

Wunderweg (Wondrous Way) (2011)
Vayte Shtern (Distant Stars) (2007)

Participation

A Jewish Celebration , (Putumayo World Music, 2012)^[1]
Postcards (Beyond the Pale, 2009) (winner of two Canadian Folk Music Awards for 2010^[2]

Awards

Grand Prize: International Jewish Music Competition in Amsterdam – 2012

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Mira Rafalowicz Prize (best Yiddish): International Jewish Music Competition in Amsterdam – 2012
Independent Music Awards nominee 2012 World Traditional album category

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Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2009 winner – for the song Malokhim Lid
Vira Lozinsky has been nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards / Best World Music album (2008) World Music Central Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
Nester Mayner composed by Yuri Povolotsky, with the lyrics by Michael Felsenbaum won the Jury Prize at the 2022 Bubbe Awards for "Best New Original Yiddish Song"

Musical Reviews

Review by Keith Wolzinger

References

^ "Rock Paper Scissors – A Jewish Celebration (Putumayo) – Press Release". archive.rockpaperscissors.biz.
^ [1] Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine)
^ http://www.joodsmuziekfestival.nl/EN2012/Winners.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "The Independent Music Awards: Nominees : Album : World Traditional". www.independentmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.

External links

Official Site
Vira Lozinsky on MySpace music
Ashkenaz Festival 2008 Toronto Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
Jewcy Media Group Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
Canadian Jewish News: "Montreal Chamber Music Festival 2014"
JEWISH CULTURE

[1] "Rock Paper Scissors – A Jewish Celebration (Putumayo) – Press Release". archive.rockpaperscissors.biz.

[2] [1] Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine)

[3] ttp://www.joodsmuziekfestival.nl/EN2012/Winners.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "The Independent Music Awards: Nominees : Album : World Traditional". www.independentmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.

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