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Kaddish: A Holocaust Memorial Concert

A powerful concert of remembrance
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
by
ABR Arts 01 November 2024

Kaddish: A Holocaust Memorial Concert

A powerful concert of remembrance
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
by
ABR Arts 01 November 2024
Benjamin Northey conducts Kaddish
Benjamin Northey conducts Kaddish (photograph by Laura Manariti)

This concert was the fourth, and perhaps most immediately relevant, in a series of concerts conceived over the past six years by artist-in-residence Christopher Latham for the Australian War Memorial. As with the Diggers’ Requiem (2018), Vietnam Requiem (2021), and the Prisoners of War Requiem (2022), Latham has created a narrative to accompany a series of musical works intended to make the history it explored ‘more conscious, identified and understood’.

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Comments (2)

  • Marvellous concert, perfectly captured. Thanks, Peter⯑⯑
    Posted by Wendy Northey
    04 November 2024
  • What a beautifully written article, Peter.
    Honest and unswerving in its depiction across the whole,musical “adventure”.
    The reference to current, international
    events seems to reflect an appropriate
    question, to be asked by future generations. Thank you. Roger H⯑
    Posted by Roger L Howell
    04 November 2024

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