Brundibár Arts Festival – Closing Concert – HMD 2026
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: Brundibár Arts Festival
Website: https://brundibarartsfestival.com/events.html
Address:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
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.
In 2026, we're marking 10 years since Brundibár Arts Festival began, with eight concerts and a film screening taking place across the week of the festival. The Closing Concert of the festival will feature well-loved Czech composers, as well as our 10th special commission, “27 January 1945", composed by Lee Bradshaw.
PROGRAMME:
Hans Krása: Quartet Theme and Variations
Bedřich Smetana: Piano trio
Interval
Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles for 2 violins and piano
Gideon Klein: Duo for violin and cello
Special Commission 2026: Lee Bradshaw "January 27, 1945"
PERFORMERS:
Violin: Jack Liebeck, Alexandra Raikhlina
Viola: Hélène Clément
Cello: Bartholomew LaFollette
Piano: Katya Apekisheva
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