Concert for the Osnabrück Peace Day in cooperation with the Osnabrück Theater
Performers: Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra
Violin: Dainis Medjanik
Conductor: Christopher Lichtenstein
Organ: Arne Hatje
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Stefan Hanheide, University of Osnabrück
Works by Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Pavel Haas and Arthur Honegger will be performed.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 6 pm, Aula of the University, Neuer Graben 29/Castle
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, theater flat rate for students (Osnabrück University & University of Applied Sciences)
Tickets are also available online at: https://www.theater-osnabrueck.de/spielplan-detail/?stid=838&auid=1027152