© Michael Bezman
Musician
Patrick Farrell is a United States-born, Berlin-based accordionist, pianist, composer and bandleader. A long-time klezmer, he is a regular teacher and performer at many Yiddishland festivals throughout Europe and North America. Farrell is an organizer of Shtetl Berlin, a grassroots Yiddish cultural festival and organization in Berlin, and the related Neukölln Klezmer Sessions. His most recent recorded release is “Nem may vort” from 2022, a collection of newly composed Yiddish song duets with singer Sveta Kundish. Farrell has appeared on dozens of recordings from many different musical genres, including with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Adrienne Cooper, and Never Enough Hope. He has studied accordion in Macedonia, Serbia, Germany and Romania, and has played in clubs, concert halls, streets, and serenades all over North America and Europe.
Events
Carte Blanche – Yiddish Berlin
Mon, 6. Jul // 16:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
