The Memorial of Silence commemorates this year’s anniversary with a selection of compositions that tell the stories of the postwar generations. The legacy of the Shoah is confronted with parallels to contemporary conflicts. Memory is a key to understanding the present.
Program
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884)
From My Life (orchestral arrangement by George Szell)
Jaroslav Jakubovič (*1948) Sarah and Abraham, concert for saxophone, piano, and orchestra
Na’omi Shemer (1930–2004), Horchat Hai Caliptus
Performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra with soloists Jaroslav Jakubovič, Emil Viklický, and Jitka Čvančarová, the latter of whom will also host the evening
Conductor: Tomáš Brauner
The concert is held under the auspices of Mrs. Markéta Pekarová Adamová, president of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and the Minister of Culture Martin Baxa
Admission free.
