Artists
- Gemma Rosefieldcello
- Students from the Royal Academy of Music
Music in Auschwitz
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Incredibly, there were orchestras in most Nazi concentration camps – music became a means of control. Popular ballads conjured an illusion of normality for camp arrivals, while marching tunes imposed order on slave labourers. On Sundays, performing prisoners were forced to entertain their tormentors. By using the testimony of musicians at Auschwitz and the pieces they played, this concert honours their memory and the lives of the millions who did not survive.
Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 18 September at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.
General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 1 October.