Brundibár Arts Festival – Opening Concert – HMD 2026
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Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: Brundibár Arts Festival
Website: https://brundibarartsfestival.com/events.html
Address:
St James's United Reformed Church
Northumberland Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 8JF
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. by revisiting some of our most precious musical discoveries. Join us as we return to our roots for this Opening Concert, featuring music by composers who were interned in Terezín.
PROGRAMME:
Zikmund Schul: Duo for violin and viola
Viktor Ullmann: Herbst for voice and string trio
Jan Bradley: Special Commission 2018
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James Simon: Lament for cello and piano
Pavel Haas: Quartet no.2 (with percussion)
PERFORMERS:
Violin: Alexandra Raikhlina, Tim Crawford
Viola: Nimrod Guez
Cello: Liubov Ulybysheva
Piano: Yoshie Kawamura
Percussion: Jan Bradley
Mezzo-Soprano: Sarah Castle
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