91Èȱ¬

Sun 23 Jan 2022

• 10:30

  Film: The Music of Terezín

  Barbican, London

  The 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion in music written in the prisons and ghettos of the Second World War opens with a film in testament to acts of creativity from the musicians of Terezín.

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  91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season

  
• 13:30

  The Theresienstadt Orchestra

  Barbican, London

  Musical testaments by Hans Krása and Pavel Haas written inside Theresienstadt, and a compelling symphony by Schulhoff that warns of impending human catastrophe.

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  Musical testaments by Hans Krása and Pavel Haas written inside Theresienstadt, and a compelling symphony by Schulhoff that warns of impending human catastrophe.

  Programme

  • • • Hans Krása
      • Overture for Small Orchestra
    • • Pavel Haas
      • Studyfor string orchestra
    • • Erwin Schulhoff
      • Symphony no. 5, WV 125

  Performers

  • 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
  • Alpesh Chauhan

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Hans Krása
  • Pavel Haas
  • Erwin Schulhoff

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  91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season

  
• 15:30

  Songs in Time of Distress

  Barbican, London

  The 91Èȱ¬ Singers offer haunting choral music from the Theresienstadt ghetto, with reflective interludes provided by students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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  91Èȱ¬ Singers 2021-22 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season

  
• 18:30

  Talk: An Introduction To Der Kaiser von Atlantis

  Barbican, London

  Discover the political, satirical opera that dared to hope for a better world, even as its composer suffered in the Theresienstadt ghetto.

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  91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season

  
• 19:45

  Der Kaiser Von Atlantis & Quartet For The End Of Time

  Barbican, London

  Extraordinary music written amid the hopelessness of prison and concentration camps that dared to seek the truth – and to hope for better times.

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  Extraordinary music written amid the hopelessness of prison and concentration camps that dared to seek the truth – and to hope for better times.

  Programme

  • • • Viktor Ullmann
      • Der Kaiser von Atlantis
    • • Olivier Messiaen
      • Quartet for the End of Time

  Performers

  • Thomas Johannes Meyer

    Kaiser Overall
    Kaiser Overall
  • Derrick Ballard

    Der Lautsprecher (loudspeaker)
    Der Lautsprecher (loudspeaker)
  • Oliver Johnston

    Ein Soldat (a soldier)
    Ein Soldat (a soldier)
  • Benjamin Hulett

    Harlekin (Pierrot)
    Harlekin (Pierrot)
  • Soraya Mafi

    Bubikopf (a maiden)
    Bubikopf (a maiden)
  • Henry Waddington

    Der Tod (Death)
    Der Tod (Death)
  • Hanna Hipp

    Der Trommler (drummer girl)
    Der Trommler (drummer girl)
  • Kenneth Richardson

    director (Ullmann)
    director (Ullmann)
  • Sarah Playfair

    casting consultant (Ullmann)
    casting consultant (Ullmann)
  • Josep Pons

    conductor (Ullmann)
    conductor (Ullmann)
  • Guildhall School Musicians

    ensemble (Messiaen)
    ensemble (Messiaen)
  • 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra

  Composers

  • Viktor Ullmann
  • Olivier Messiaen

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  91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season