Brundibar Festival 10th Anniversary Concert | Short Concerts Series: Concert 2

Monday 3rd February | 1pm – 2pm

Brundibár Arts Festival was launched in January 2016 as the first annual Festival in the UK dedicated to the Music and Arts of the Holocaust. Located in Newcastle and Gateshead, the Festival takes its name from Hans Krása’s children’s opera “Brundibár” (meaning bumblebee), which was first performed publicly by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1943. Brundibár Arts Festival seeks to find new ways to positively document the astonishing achievements of artists under adversity, and to keep their stories alive through music and the arts.

The Lit and Phil has supported the Festival since its inception and we are hosting  short concerts to showcase more remarkable works as part of our 10th anniversary

Artists:

Violin: Alexandra Raikhlina, Natalie Klouda, Kyra Humphrey
Viola: Nimrod Guez
Cello: Robert Max
Piano: Maria Nemtsova
Tenor: Alex Aldren

Programme:

To mark the festival’s 10th anniversary, we will return to our roots, featuring music by composers from Terezin. Terezin was a place of immense suffering, yet many composers imprisoned there managed to create extraordinary music. Our festival was originally founded inspired by these works.

Pavel Haas: Fata Morgana
Volodymyr Runchak: “Fragments of a Diary “ Special Commission 2024

A LIVE Lit & Phil Event | £12 / £10 Concessions

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