Alicia Svigals

Alicia Svigals is the world's leading klezmer violinist and a founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, which she codirected for seventeen years. She has written for violinist Itzhak Perlman, the Kronos Quartet, playwright Tony Kushner, documentary filmmaker Judith Helfand and singer/songwriter Debbie Friedman. She has appeared on David Letterman, MTV, Good Morning America, PBS' Great Performances and NPR's Prairie Home Companion.