Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

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Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

The stories of Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz, and of star conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who worked with the Nazis, provide insight. The film centers around two people who represent musical culture during the Third Reich - albeit in very different ways. Wilhelm Furtwängler was a star conductor; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of the infamous Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Both shared a love for the classical German music.

Original Title

Klassik unterm Hakenkreuz: Der Maestro und die Cellistin von Auschwitz

Release Date

2022-11-08

Year

2022

Duration

1h 26m

Status

Released

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Production

Cast

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Kathrin Ackermann

Kathrin Ackermann

Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim

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Sven Friedrich

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Norman Lebrecht

Christian Thielemann

Christian Thielemann

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Simon Wallfisch

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Teresa Wontor-Cichy