MUSIK AM 13. : In memory of Hiroshima 6 August 1945

Programm

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir BWV 686

Gustav Mahler 1860-1911
Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n, from: Kindertotenlieder  

Maki Ishii 1936-2003
Lost Sound II

Gustav Mahler
Urlicht, from: Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Marcel Dupré 1886-1971
Paraphrase sur le Te Deum op. 43

Yuki Sasaki, mezzo-soprano
Yu Sasaki, organ

7.30pm Introduction: Prof. Dr. Yu Sasaki

Admission free, donations welcome

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On the morning of 6 August 1945 the city of Hiroshima fell victim to the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare, leading to the death of well over 200,000 people. Eighty years later, this concert by Japanese musicians Yuki and Yu Sasaki recalls this great human catastrophe. Chorale and hymn, folk poetry and pure music – wordless and eloquent, organ works from three centuries and songs by Gustav Mahler tell of the deepest despair and a helpless trust in God.