Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
MovieTitle | Klassik unterm Hakenkreuz: Der Maestro und die Cellistin von Auschwitz |
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Release date | Nov 8, 2022 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Christian Berger |
Production country | Germany |
Production companies | 3B-Produktion, DW |
Run time | 86 min. |
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.