Talk: The Orchestras of Auschwitz
The Orchestras of Auschwitz is an opera-ballet production that memorialises the Jewish musicians imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau who were forced to play each day as slave labour commandos set off to and returned from their work. The production will focus on the Sunday concerts given by the camp’s orchestra and vocal soloists, drawing on original music written in the camp itself. Elements of the score will include an original composition in memory of Sir Martin Gilbert, renowned Holocaust histor
6:30 - 8:00pm, free admission but visit The Wiener Library website to reserve tickets
The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DP
Mon 20 Mar 2017