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The Jewish Week: More Than Klezmer: A sampler of Yiddish vaudeville, folk music and even art song.

By George Robinson, August 9, 2002 

CD Review: “Magalnyk Klezmer's Band / The Wandering Stars” (Self-distributed).

"A charming set by four Israel-based musicians from the former Soviet Union. This is elegant chamber music — accordion, clarinet, violin, harp — highly reminiscent of the William Schimmel's "Tango Project" and Palm Court Orchestra sets, with echoes of Astor Piazzola and Romani music.  Melodic, sweet but tart, quite lovely to listen to. CD Rating: AAAAA"

Chicago Jewish Community Online: Old Words, New Worlds

By Paul Wieder, February 2004

"The Israeli Magalnyk Kleizmer’s Band likes to experiment with American idioms, offering klezmer renditions of Tea for Two, Hello Dolly, and Cheek to Cheek on The Wandering Stars. The remainder of the album is mostly dedicated to klezmer favorites. The entire affair is awash with the warm accordion of Ilia Magalnyk, a music professor and theater musician born in Kishinev, who made aliyah in 1990. Those who give accolades to the accordion have found their klezmer album."

Website of the International Klezmer Festival in Fürth, Germany:  

"One of the best things, Israel presents… Klezmer music. The three diploma-awarded musicians imigrated to Israel in the early 90s and have been performing together under the name of "Magalnyk" since 1998. Each one of them having his own musical character, they reach their creative and inspiring improvement with this instrumentation. With a mixture of impressing virtuosity and playful serenity their programme gains strong expressiveness. Their musical style is broad and colourful, influenced among other things by Jazz, Gipsy-music, classical and secular music. After having toured Poland, France, Austria and the United States successfully, MAGALNYK make their debut visit to Germany here in Fürth!" (2005)