Concert of Remembrance - 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

‘Kristallnacht’ or Night of Broken Glass refers to 9 November 1938 when organised anti-Jewish riots began in Germany and Austria. On 9 and 10 November 1938, hundreds of synagogues and shops were burned and thousands of Jews arrested and deported. Kristallnacht was a violent and significant event of the Holocaust.

2008 will be the 70th anniversary and the day will be commemorated world-wide. Boris Pigovat was born in Odessa, USSR, and immigrated to Israel in 1990. The Holocaust Requiem was written in remembrance of his grandparents and aunt – victims of Babiy Yar, considered to be one of the largest single massacres in the history of the Holocaust.

The German Requiem, which Brahms described as a work for humanity, is one of the greatest of all choral works. It was written as a memorial to his mother but, unlike the traditional requiem which is a prayer for the dead, Brahms’ German Requiem seeks to comfort the living.

Marc Taddei - conductor
Donald Maurice - Viola
Orpheus choir, Michael Fulcher - Music Director

Brahms - Ein Deutches Requiem ( A Germna Requiem)
Corsi Pigovat - The Holocaust Requiem
Tickets will be avaliable mid 2008.