An Evening Of Music Inspired By The Holocaust

Chichester Holocaust Memorial Day presents Bogdan Vacarescu and Julian Jacobson performing a variety of pieces inspired by or relevant to both Judaism and the European Holocaust. They will be playing music by composers including Mendelssohn and Chopin as well as themes from films such as 'Schindler's List'.

Bogdan is a Romanian concert violinist who has toured widely and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician in halls such as Athenaeum in Bucharest and Sydney Opera House.

Julian Jacobson is one of Britain’s most creative and distinctive pianists . In a career spanning five decades he has performed in more than 40 countries. He is currently a professor of piano and chamber music at the Royal College of Music and also at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and holds the post Guest Professor at Xiamen University China.

We are very grateful to be able to welcome Bogdan and Julian to Chichester for the Festival.

There will be a paid bar on the night for refreshments.

Info: Fritz Kreisler – Preludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani
Frédéric Chopin ‒ Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.45 (piano solo)
Maurice Ravel – Kaddisch
John Williams – Three Pieces from Schindler’s List:
Theme Schindler’s List; Jewish Town; Remembrances
Frédéric Chopin (arr. Huberman) - Valse op. 64 no. 2
Felix Mendelssohn – On Wings of Song

Interval

Maurice Jacobson - Lament
Julian Jacobson - Piccola musica notturna
Joseph Achron (edited by Heifetz) – Hebrew Lullaby op. 35 no. 2
Joseph Achron (edited by Heifetz) – Hebrew Melody op 33
Leopold Godowsky (transcribed by Heifetz) – Alt Wien
Josef Bonime (transcribed by Mischa Elman) - Danse Hebraique
Gershwin (arr. Heifetz) – “Summertime” and “A woman is a Sometime Thing”
It Ain’t Necessarily So