Current Co-Projects

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With Aliosha Biz (violin)

For many years the violinist Aliosha Biz (www.aliosha.biz ) is known to be one of the most colorful characters of the Viennese
Music scene. Roman and Aliosha regularly perform together in the groups Frejlech (www.klezmer.at) and Russkiy Standard (www.russkiystandart.com).

As a duet the two artists are currently running two different shows:

  • Koit-Woarm – two Russian Jews on their journey to search for the roots of the “Wienerlied”

A funny and thoughtful musical-cabaret program. The two artists play, sing, recite, read and philosophize about “Vienna then and now and from the perspective of an immigrant.”

  • Klezmer-Tango – a surprising mix of Jewish music from around the world. Of course with lots of humor.

 

 

With Alexander Danilov (clarinet)


Living in Chisinau, Moldova, he has the reputation of being one of the best klezmer and world music clarinet players in the world. Like no other he has mastered this mixture of typical Moldovan and Jewish musical elements. He leads the Presidential Orchestra of the Republic of Moldova, and teaches at the KlezFest and Klezmer seminars and focuses as a soloist on the whole world.
Together, the two artists have the show

  • Dos is Bessarabia – Yiddish songs and melodies from Bessarabia, which is nowadays seen as the origin and home of klezmer music by musical scientists and historians (the first mention dates back to the 16th century).

 

 

With Michaela Unger-Neuhardt (piano)

The pianist from Salzburg is a graduate of the Mozarteum (Music University of Salzburg). Singers from all over the world appreciate Michaela’s soulful and passionate style, which emphasizes the interpretations of the soloists. She frequently performs with her set piano duet partner Stan Ford as well as with chamber ensembles. She teaches in Salzburg and Vienna and is a popular Juror at piano competitions and leads master classes at home and abroad.

The two artists performed together for the first time in January 2010 for a joint concert tour in Israel, electrifying the audiences in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa.

  • Ich un di Welt – Lider & Poemes – mainly poetry and thoughts of the greatest Jewish poets such as Itzig Manger, Abraham Sutzkever, Abraham Mordechai Gebirtig put into music. Together with songs of Jewish poets from Vienna the two create a magic evening full of the emotions, wit and charm of the Yiddish language and music.

 

 

With Iliya Magalnyk (accordion)

The Israeli accordionist and composer is a klezmer virtuoso who has internationally received numerous awards. His concerts have taken him all over Europe as well as to the United States. He performs regularly with his duet partner, the violinist Leon Ruthshtein and is like Roman Grinberg dedicated not only to Klezmer, but also Jazz, World Music and theater.

For years the two artists are close friends and perform frequently as the Duo Grinberg-Magalnyk. Their program is called

  • Yidl mitn fiddle – an exciting journey through the world of Jewish music in the past and present. Soulful ballads and fast instrumental pieces are intermixed and spread a whole rainbow of emotions