Peter Bonos plays trumpet, oud and euphonium in a variety of musical styles, including klezmer, Balkan brass, and Turkish music. He produces The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal, a monthly concert series at the Starry Plough. He is a founding member of Balkan brass band Fanfare Zambaleta and is the bandleader of Orchestra Euphonos, an instrumental Eastern European folk ensemble specializing in Klezmer and Romanian Music. He also performs on oud and trumpet with Duygu and Friends a Turkish folk music band featuring vocalist Duygu Gün.
1 review
Evan B.
August 13, 2026Peter and his band not only bring the talent but will go above and beyond for your wedding to make sure everyone has a great time. The music was spectacular and they played several folk songs with lyrics in Hebrew and Yiddish which I still listen to because we were lucky enough to record the performance. There was some confusion about where they would be playing but they quickly rolled with the punches and moved to a new location and had a great set. I highly recommend this group for any wedding that wants great Klezmer and real professionalism
Hired as: Klezmer Band
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: Hebrew, Russian, Turkish, Yiddish, Romani, Slavic, Ladino
Gig length: 45 - 90 minutes
Expect a primarily instrumental band featuring 4-10 musicians. My bands are best suited for creating a casual, fun and lively party environment which welcomes dancing, drinking and mingling between guests. Guest vocalists may sing in a variety of slavic languages or Greek, Turkish, Yiddish, Hebrew and/or Ladino. We may take a few requests only in our areas of musical interest.
Peter specializes in playing klezmer, balkan and Turkish music on trumpet, oud and euphonium. He is an active member in a variety of bands including Fanfare Zambaleta (Balkan Brass Band), Orchestra Euphonos (Klezmer and Romanian) and Duygu and Friends (Turkish). He also occasionally performes with Zirzuvi (Sephardic) Alaturca Connection (Turkish) and Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band. With his extensive contacts in the local music community, he can form a pick-up band or refer clients variety of musical acts for any occasion. He produces a monthly Balkan events series, Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal at the Starry Plough Pub since 2020 and has produced The Jewish Music Festival, Voice of Roma’s Herdeljezi festival, SF Sephardic Music Festival and served as Kafana manager and Dance Hall stage manager at EEFC’s Balkan Music Workshop for many years. Highlights of his career include many annual performances with Fanfare Zambaleta at Ashkenaz Berkeley’s Balkan New Year Celebration who also have performed at the Rickshaw Stop with Kafana Balkan, Underground Presents’ tribute of Paul Simon’s Graceland at the Freight and Salvage and JCCSF and SF Int’l Arts Festival. For over 5 years, Peter performed with Orchestra Euphonos with the Athletics Jewish Heritage Night at the Oakland Colliseum.
For some large events, some bands I play with may require a sound system to be provided by the venue. If not available, please additional funds may be requested to hire a sound person and rent a sound system. For smaller events, we can provide our own amplification or perform acoustic.
Fanfare Ciocarlia, Ferus Mustafov, Kocani Orkestar, The Klezmatics, Dzambo Agusevi, Frank London, Konsonans Retro, Taraf de Haidouks, Suzan Kardes, The Brass Menazeri, Edessa, Dromeno, Glykeria, Demiran Cerimovic, Sevval Sam
Varies depending on the venue and group.
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