A Lecture on the Music of Theresienstadt by Professor Adam Gorb
A lecture at the Wiener Library by eminent composer and scholar Professor Adam Gorb of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester on the subject of the music scene at Theresienstadt concentration camp. The work of composers such as Viktor Ullmann, Hans Krasa, Gideon Klein and Pavel Haas will be considered. An original copy of the libretto (by Peter Kien) of Viktor Ullmann’s opera composed in Theresienstadt, The Emperor of Atlantis, is held in the library’s collections.
6:30pm - 8pm
Admission is free but booking is advised as space is limited. To reserve your ticket please visit our website
29 Russell Square London WC1B 5DP
Thu 8 Sep 2016