Nie wieder ist Jetzt

In the organizer's words:

A musical symbol for humanity, remembrance and reconciliation.

Experience a moving concert on the anniversary of the liberation from National Socialism that combines music, words and projection to create a powerful overall experience.

You will be led into moments of silence and mourning, hear voices from persecution, exile and resistance and feel how art brings history to life. Works by Arvo Pärt, Gideon Klein, Hanns Eisler, Kurt Weill, Erwin Schulhoff and Dmitri Shostakovich unfold an emotional range from poignant silence to passionate outcry. A new interpretation of the finale of the "Ode to Joy" gives hope - in a sustained, not kitschy way, and with a view to our shared responsibility today. Let yourself be touched, shaken awake and encouraged to take a stand - because remembrance is only alive if we carry it into the present together.

Artists:

Haruka Ogawa (piano)

Simon Luethy (violin)

Kairi Fuse (viola)

Thomas Haas (cello)

N.N. (baritone)

Melanie Larsson (alto saxophone)