Mark Aizikovitch

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Mark Aizikovitch ( Ukrainian Марк Аіціковіч ; scientific transliteration Mark Aicikovič ) (born July 21, 1946 in Poltava , Ukrainian SSR ; † March 17, 2013 in Berlin ) was a German- Ukrainian klezmer singer and actor .

Life & Career

From 1964 to 1970 he studied acting and singing at the Conservatory in Kharkiv . 1970 to 1973 he had an engagement at the theater in Dnepropetrovsk . From 1973 he worked as a singer, band leader, composer, presenter and film actor in various cinema and television productions. Numerous tours have taken him as a member of the pop group "Festival" through the Soviet Union, Poland, Mongolia, Cuba, Pakistan, India, Japan and Finland. At the same time he released records and won prizes at various festivals.

In 1990 he moved to Germany , which was soon to be reunited, to Berlin . While attending an event in the Gethsemane Church, he made contact with Karsten Troyke , who then enabled him to start in Germany and achieve success as a singer of Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian songs. Through his newly acquired knowledge of German he got access to the Yiddish language, the sound of which he remembered from his childhood in Poltava from his paternal grandmother. Aizikovitch started learning Yiddish songs and finished the concept of his Russian pop group "Festival". Since then, Mark Aizikovitch has had numerous appearances with his own music group and, above all, Jewish programs, Russian romances and Gypsy songs. In 1995 he made a guest appearance in the famous Ronacher in Vienna in the revue "Hava Nagila".

From 1993 to 2005 he was seen as a singer and actor in the Hackeschen Hoftheater in all productions of the Yiddish Liedtheater, mostly alongside Jalda Rebling . He has also worked in various radio and television productions as well as in feature films, for example in "Ne Favorable Opportunity" (1999), Babij Jar - The Forgotten Crime (2003), "The Apple Tree House" (2004), and in the successful German tragic comedy Du are not alone (2007). His concerts were also numerous. a. also before the Federal President and Chancellor.

Aizikovitch's tour destinations were also joined by countries such as Austria, Holland, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and the USA.

For his artistic work, Mark Aizikovitch was honored in 2005 by the readership of “Forwert” with the award “Artist of the Year in the USA”. He appeared as an artist with his programs in numerous events of the federal government and in initiatives against anti-Semitism and right-wing extremist violence.

Mark Aizikovitch saw his commitment to children as a particularly important artistic task. He appeared every year at the Berlin Fairy Tale Days and produced special programs and recordings. Particularly noteworthy is the publication of a book with illustrations and Yiddish verses for children in New York in 2007, which he set to music and interpreted. The publisher was the Yiddish-speaking poet and editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Forwerts”, Boris Sandler. The aim of these programs was primarily to complement school lessons and present Jewish culture and rites that are unknown to both the students and the educators. The barrier of shyness and fear of contact should be overcome through music and play.

Performed with Mark Aizikovitch:

  • Nikolay Yavir (guitar, bayan, vocals),
  • Konstantin Nasarov / Oleg Roschin (piano, harmonica, cymbal, vocals),
  • Alexander Babenko (violin, vocals)

Works

music
  • The Stranger, 1993 CD
  • Jideach Bridelach, 1996 CD
  • Gori Gori - Russian and Ukrainian Songs, 1999 CD (Raumer Records)
  • In Yiddishn Wort, 2001 CD (Raumer Records)
  • Nisht Geshtojgn, Nisht Geflojgn, 2007 CD
  • A Spil af Yiddish, 2009 CD (Raumer Records)
Song theater
  • The game of creation, Berlin 1993
  • The Fayerdike Libe, Berlin 1997
  • Tewje, International 1997
  • Paths to Paradise, Berlin 1998
  • Heine's widow, Berlin 1998
  • Drunken Holidays, Berlin 2000
  • Herzl, Berlin 2004
  • Dreyfuss, Berlin 2005

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personal data
SURNAME Aizikovitch, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Ukrainian klezmer singer , actor and poet
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Poltava , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH 17th March 2013
Place of death Berlin