Mannes School of Music, The New School, Czech Center New York, EUNIC New York, Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York and Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN in New York present a concert in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2022. “A Tribute to the Artists Who Perished in the Holocaust“ is a multimedia concert, featuring performances by Mannes' young artists. Mannes Sounds Festival presented this program with great success at the Center of Jewish History on November 9, 2021, in observance of Kristallnacht.
Due to the surge of Omicron, we will be re-broadcasting this concert, thanks to our partners: American Society for Jewish Music, Leo Baeck Institute, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Center of Jewish History, for whose cooperation we are most grateful.
The program will stream live on Thursday, 1/27 at 7 pm EST.
Program of the concert:
Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944): Songs from “Der Mensch und sein Tag” Gideon Klein (1919-1945): Piano Sonata
Pavel Haas (1899-1944): Songs from op.18 Hans Krása (1899-1944): Dance for String Trio Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942): Sonata for Flute and Piano
James Simon (1880-1944): Arioso for Solo Cello
Excerpt from the film "The Last Flight of Petr Ginz” with remarks by director Sandra Dickson Video Message from Chava Pressburger (Eva Ginzova), a Holocaust survivor, sister of Petr Ginz John Califra (b.1954): Chamber Opera “Echoes from the Darkness: Messages from the Terezín Diaries of Petr and Eva Ginz”
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