(Re)visiting the Archive of Gideon Klein – Terezín Ghetto, 1941-1944

Dr. David Fligg (PtJA project Consultant) delivered the opening paper at a conference at the University of Manchester in March. Music Under German Occupation 1938-1945: Complicity and Resistance was a joint event organised by Manchester, in conjunction with Royal Holloway University of London.

David's paper, (Re)visiting the Archive of Gideon Klein – Terezín Ghetto, 1941-1944, explored co-textural readings of Klein's String Trio. In particular, David discussed how the Trio was, he believes, informed by Klein's engagement with his Jewish roots. This aspect is something which David will be exploring further in the PtJA's forthcoming festivals.

Professor Michael Beckerman of New York University, who is on the PtJA International Advisory Board, and himself a world authority on Klein's music, gave the conference keynote address, Listening in the Gray Zone, Researching Redemption.

The full programme of the conference is here