“Nothing short of electric”—The New York Times

A 92Y Presentation.

Bringing classical virtuosity to an instrument not widely considered in classical music at all, and exploring music from gypsy melodies and Bulgarian folk tunes to Bartok, mandolinist and Deutsche Grammophon recording artist Avi Avital and his friends on accordion and percussion brought the house down in Kaufmann Concert Hall in 2016 with this spellbinding concert.