Moderated concert with songs in Ladino
The Sephardic Jews lived in the Ottoman Empire for half a millennium. It was there that Ladino, the language of the Sephardic Jews, developed—comparable to the Yiddish of the Ashkenazi Jews. Thousands of folk songs about love, holidays, and life events were written in this language. After World War I, this culture was in danger of disappearing.
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The young composer Alberto Hemsi documented the musical culture of the Sephardim and refined old melodies. His magnum opus is Coplas Sefardies: 60 traditional songs with virtuoso piano accompaniment.
On this evening, Jewish cantor Assaf Levitin and pianist Na'aman Wagner will perform selected songs and explain the lyrics.
As part of the exhibition “Sacredness materialized Jewish book art in ritual context” at the Stabi Kulturwerk.
Additional information
Accessibility
Access is barrier-free; there is an elevator.
Participating artists
Assaf Levitin
Na’aman Wagner
Dates
November 2025
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