The Klezmer Concerto is piece for solo clarinet, harp, strings and percussion by Israeli-American composer Ofer Ben-Amots.
The three-movement composition is marked by traditional klezmer sonorities and the use of extended techniques in the clarinet part.
Amots states that the concerto was directly inspired by Krakauer's distinct playing style for klezmer clarinet; Amots and Krakuaer worked together throughout the composition process, with Krakauer's techniques influencing the composition from its earliest sketches.
[3] This dance-like movement is based on the Jewish wedding tradition of a bride circling her bridegroom seven times before the marriage ceremony can actually begin.
Towards the end there is a free cadenza for the clarinet to improvise and expand upon previously stated motives.