Concert: “Fragments of a Diary” – tribute to Josima Feldschuh, the Child Prodigy of the Warsaw Ghetto
Josima Feldschuh was a young pianist and composer from a Jewish family in Warsaw. She passed away in 1943 at the age of 15, leaving behind a manuscript of 17 piano pieces, now preserved at the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem.
Programme:
J. Feldschuh: Bal Ptaszków (Birds Party) | Piano: Yoshie Kawamura
F.Chopin: Polish Songs 2,9,12 | Tenor: Alex Aldren | Piano: Yoshie Kawamura
J. Feldschuh: Mazurka No.6 | Piano: Yoshie Kawamura
R. Panufnik: Votive – String Quartet | Violin: Lonneke Van Straalen, Magdalena Filipczak; Viola: Nathan Braude; Cello: Robert Max
J.Feldschuh: Nocturne in G minor | Piano: Nicola Eimer
K. Szymanowski: Trois Chansons op.32 | Tenor: Alex Aldren; Piano: Yoshie Kawamura
– Interval –
J. Feldschuh: Shabbattiada | Piano: Nicola Eimer
G. Bacewicz: Piano Quintet | Violin: Magdalena Filipczak, Lonneke Van Straalen; Viola: Nathan Braude; Cello: Robert Max; Piano: Nicola Eimer
V. Runchak – Brundibár Arts Festival – 2024 special commission Fragments from a diary for Piano, quintet | Violin: Lonneke Van Straalen, Magdalena Filipczak; Viola: Nathan Braude; Cello: Robert Max; Tenor: Alex Aldren; Piano: Nicola Eimer
Volodymyr Runchak’s (UA) piece is dedicated to Josima Feldschuh. Excerpts from Josima’s father’s journal are incorporated into the vocal part, sung in Polish.
The Brundibár Arts Festival, founded by Alexandra Raikhlina in 2016, focuses on Holocaust music and arts. The concert “Fragments of a Diary” is organized in remembrance of the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, symbolized by the yellow daffodil.
Fragments of a Diary | Brundibár Arts Festival
April 19, 19:00
Full Circle House
Chaussée de Vleurgat 89, 1050 Brussels – Ixelles
