“The beast in man had lifted its mask and the time of euphemistic niceties and rationalizations was over. ”
On Saturday 10th November, we will perform a concert at Wimbledon Synagogue in commemoration of 80 years since the horrors of Kristallnacht. We have chosen a programme representing a musical journey through time with at the centre of the evening, works by victims of the Holocaust such as Erwin Schulhoff . On either sides, works by Ravel, Bloch, Messiaen & Popper amongst others will be performed.
We are also honoured to welcome Ruth Posner, a Polish Holocaust survivor, former dancer and choreographer and is today an actress and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
At the end of the evening those who wish to do so, will have the opportunity of making a donation to Yad Vashem. An evening of remembrance and hope represented through the power of music.
VENUE: Wimbledon Synagogue, Queensmere Road, London SW19 5PB
TIME: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
TICKETS: £15, £5 students
ON THE PROGRAMME
Maurice Ravel - Kaddish
Ernest Bloch - “From Jewish life”
Erwin Schulhoff - Extract from the duo
Max Bruch - Kol Nidre
Olivier Messian - Extract from the Quartet for the end of times
David Popper - Requiem (arrangement by Konstantin Boyarski)
Still life by Bedrich Fritta, 1943.
MUSICIANS FOR THE EVENING
Jenny Lewisohn & Emmanuella Reiter, viola
Bartholmew LaFollette, cello
Sophia Rahman, piano