Pete Rushevsky

Pete Rushefsky is a leading performer of the klezmer tsimbl (the Eastern
European hammered dulcimer.) He is the creator of Concert Form Klezmer, a
performance system for klezmer listening repertoire inspired by Ottoman and
Central Asian court music. Pete performs and records internationally with many of
Yiddish music’s leading lights and is featured on violinist Itzhak Perlman’s new
project “Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul.” Pete additionally serves
as Executive Director of the New York-based Center for Traditional Music and
Dance, one of America’s leading institutions working to preserve the performing
arts traditions of America’s immigrant communities. He has authored a number of
articles on ethnic music in America.