Anna Segal – World premiere of the oratorio Todesfuge
The well-known Israeli composer Anna Segal has extensive experience as a musician.
She has worked with a variety of musical institutions and has had the good fortune to perform with the Berlin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and under the direction of Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal.
Nils Busch-Petersen in conversation
Nils Busch-Petersen in conversation with the Festival Magazine.
As the main sponsor and partner, the Berlin-Brandenburg Trade Association and its members have been supporting the Synagogal Ensemble Berlin since 2007 and the “Louis Lewandowski Festival – World Festival of Synagogue Music” since 2011
Cantor Isaac Sheffer
Cantor Isaac Sheffer, born in 1951 in Israel, has been living in Berlin for many years and has been cantor in the synagogue on Pestalozzistraße in Berlin for almost twenty years now. In 2000 he continued the legacy of the world-famous cantor Estrongo Nachama. His warm beautiful voice moves every listener.
Cantor Joseph Malovany
With his unique voice, senior cantor Joseph Malovany from 5th Ave Synagogue in New York is one of the best-known stars of his profession.
His musical compositions are full of the authenticity of Jewish liturgy and inspire audiences worldwide.
»Death Fugue« by Paul Celan
Black milk of morning we drink you at dusktime
we drink you at noontime and dawntime we drink you at night
we drink and drink
we scoop out a grave in the sky where it’s roomy to lie
There’s a man in this house who cultivates snakes and who writes
THE ABRAHAM GEIGER COLLEGE
Following the call and need of many Jewish communities inGermany for comprehensively trained cantors, a decade ago in 2008, the Abraham Geiger College was founded at the University of Potsdam with the support of the families of Jim and Stephen K.Breslauer.
