The concert for the Osnabrück Peace Day takes place in cooperation with the Osnabrück Theater.

Performers: Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra

Violin: Dainis Medjanik

Conductor: Christopher Lichtenstein

Introduction: Prof. Dr. Stefan Hanheide, Osnabrück University

The three works refer to the Second World War, which ended 80 years ago. They contain well-known melodies that convey a message of cultural identity and resilience. Karl Amadeus Hartmann began his Concerto funebre in July 1939 with Czechoslovakia in mind, which had already been occupied by the Germans on March 15 of that year. In it, he quotes a famous Hussite chorale from the 15th century, a musical symbol of the Bohemian nation with its dignity and resilience. It was already used by Dvořák and Smetana. Pavel Haas wrote his study for string orchestra in 1943 in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He also used melodies to acknowledge his Czech homeland and his Jewishness. Arthur Honegger's 2nd Symphony was composed at the end of 1941 under the influence of the German occupation in Paris. He himself speaks of a chorale at the end of his work, which is intended to express hope and confidence with reference to J. S. Bach.

Admission at the theater box office::
25€, reduced 12,50€, Theaterflatrate for students (of Osnabrück University & Hochschule Osnabrück)

Tickets are also available online the  Osnabrück Theater website.