Monthly Archive: May, 2013

The Jewish Music Institute interviews Michael Haas

http://www.mixcloud.com/jewishmusicinstitute/michael-haas-director-of-the-icsm-forbidden-music-the-jewish-composers-banned-by-the-nazis/  

Ernst Toch’s essays

Researching Toch at the UCLA Performing Arts Archive, one cannot help but be astonished at the number of essays, statements, letters and thoughts that he composed and compiled. Few have an indication of… Continue reading

Restitution within musicology

A further report in today’s Standard: “Hardly touched – the Subject of Restitution within Musicology” Experts establish the lack of provenance research within orchestras and theatres – lack of resources cited as greatest… Continue reading

The spirit and the music of Terezín

It is important that the spirit of Terezín be remembered with concerts and events. And this afternoon, there was another superb performance of works by Viktor Ullmann, Hans Krasa and Gideon Klein by… Continue reading