Described as "sensitive and virtuosic" by Ha’aretz, cellist and composer Tom Klein, is paving his way as one of Israel’s most unique and fresh musical voices. His distinctive approach to music incorporates improvisation, contemporary composition, and performance art, and has brought his work to stages across Israel, Europe and the United States.

Klein’s philosophy of the cello is that of an ongoing research. In recent years he has been focusing on the wide range of sound opportunities available within the instrument, beginning with use of extended techniques as found in contemporary music and delving much further into its extremities. This journey has brought him to collaborate with artists of all kinds: musicians, actors, graphic artists, designers, dancers and architects. He has worked with composer Arik Shapira, performance artist Tamar Borer, the Lab Orchestra, the Atar Trio, Notsar Theatre, and has appeared at the Israel Festival, Mekudeshet Festival, Pecha Kucha TLV, Suzanne Dellal International Exposure, Tzlil Meudcan, Dance at Mazia, Oooh festival and others.

SEDEK

In 2020, Klein led the founding of “SEDEK”, a collective of musicians, sound artists, and performance artists based in Jerusalem. SEDEK work together as a creative force and were a major part of Klein’s large scale work “Gan Talui”, that was performed once in the public space of Kikar Safra, Jerusalem, in May 2021. SEDEK also run a studio that hosts small shows, and has come an important part of the local experimental scene.

Klein is a member of GOG, an experimental trio formed in 2015 together with drummer Stav Lipitz and keyboardist Amit Biton. He is currently based in Jerusalem and is working on various projects as a performing artist, composer and middle-school teacher.

Klein won the America-Israeli Cultural Foundation Scholarship for Composers (2005), Mifal Hapais Council of the Arts grants (2016, 2019) and the Siday Fellowship for Contemporary Music (2018, 2020).

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