Events
Concert "Their Music Lives Beyond: Viktor Ullmann and Other Artists - Victims of World War II"
26. 03. 2025 17:30 - 20:00
Jerusalem Synagogue, Jeruzalemská 7, Prague 1
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a concert with an accompanying programme will honour Czechoslovak composers and foreign artists who were victims of the Holocaust or Nazi persecution.
Program
17:30 - Lecture by musicologist and translator Magdalena Živná on the personality and work of Viktor Ullmann and presentation of the Czech translation of Ullmann's monograph by German musicologist Ingo Schultz.
19:00 - Chamber concert with compositions by Viktor Ullmann, Pavel Haas, Hans Krása, Rudolf Karl and Sylva Stejskalová performed by Irena Troupová (soprano), Ondřej Holub (tenor) and Jan Dušek (piano).
Co-organizers: the Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague, the Jewish Community of Prague, NOEMI Arts&Media
Entrance fee is voluntary at the venue.