Di Tsaytmashin
Biography Di Tsaytmashin
Avishai Aleksander Fisz
Musician and actor. Born and raised in Jerusalem, graduated from “Beit –Zvi” Theatre College (Israel), continued his studies at Oxford Institute for Yiddish Studies, where he received certi cation as an instructor of the Yiddish language, and furthered his professional education at the Alfred Schnittke Akademie International in Hamburg, where he studied singing with Holger Lampson. He performs frequently in Israel and Europe with a repertoire which includes folk songs, Baroque music, 20th century chansons, and contemporary music, including many pieces that were composed especially for him. In Israel he is an actor at the Israeli National Theatre “Habimah”. Mr. Fisz is considered a leading authority in the eld of Yiddish folk song research, and is regularly invited to give lectures, concerts, and master classes in academic centers across the globe. He is active as a composer of music for theatre, and performs as both a soloist and member of ensembles in Israel and internationally.
Di Tsaytmashin (Yiddish for “time machine”)
Di Tsaytmashin Ensemble’s members are all graduates of high esteemed music academies in Europe and America, and they all perform regularly as soloists and as members of diverse music groups. Di Tsaytmashin was assembled by Avishai Aleksander Fisz in 2012, as a vehicle for the realization of “The Book of the Rejoicing Soul”.
