Brundibár Arts Festival – Short Concerts Series: Concert 2 – HMD 2026
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Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: Brundibár Arts Festival
Website: https://brundibarartsfestival.com/events.html
Address:
Lit & Phil Library
23 Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 1SE
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.
Join us for the second event in Brundibár Arts Festival's new Short Concert Series. The series will consist of five short concerts, showcasing more remarkable works as part of our 10th anniversary.
To mark the anniversary, we will return to our roots, featuring music by composers from Terezín. Terezín was a place of immense suffering, yet many composers imprisoned there managed to create extraordinary music. Our festival was originally founded inspired by these works.
PROGRAMME:
Pavel Haas: Fata Morgana
Volodymyr Runchak: “Fragments of a Diary“ - Special Commission 2024
PERFORMERS:
Violin: Alexandra Raikhlina, Natalie Klouda, Kyra Humphrey
Viola: Nimrod Guez
Cello: Robert Max
Piano: Maria Nemtsova
Tenor: Alex Aldren
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