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Memorial concert to mark 80 years of Auschwitz liberation

Date & Time
Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 20:00
On this memorable day, works will be performed that reflect the music of the Holocaust in a special way: the string trio by Gideon Klein, composed in the Theresienstadt ghetto nine days before his deportation to Auschwitz, the String Quartet No. 5 from 1945 by the Polish-Jewish composer Mieczysław Weinberg. And for the first time, the new work “Aus Geigen Stimmen” by Berthold Tuercke. Its subtitle “with 53 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello and mixed choir for the rescued ‘Violins... Read full text

Keywords: Special Concert

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Musicians

Vladimir JurowskiConductor
RIAS Kammerchor
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Gregor MeyerChorus Master

Program

“Aus Geigen Stimmen” with 53 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello and mixed choir for the rescued “Violins of Hope” of Amnon Weinstein(World premiere)Berthold Tuercke
Partita for string orchestraGideon Klein
String Quartet No. 5Mieczyslaw Weinberg
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