German Concert For Human Rights In Russia: To Russia With Love
- October 7, 2013 at the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie
- From 6pm, free admission to the NGO information forum
- 6.30pm, round table ”We will not be intimidated – Russia’s Civil Society under Pressure”
- 8pm, concert
With GIDON KREMER & KREMERATA BALTICA, MARTHA ARGERICH, NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT, DANIEL BARENBOIM, KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI, ROMAN KOFMAN, GIYA KANCHELI, SERGEI NAKARYAKOV, EMANUEL PAHUD and SHCHEDRYK CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Whether we are talking about the peaceful protesters of Bolotnaya square who face a political trial, Sergei Magnitsky who died in jail or the longest serving political prisoner of modern Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky – human rights in Russia are increasingly endangered.
“To Russia with Love” will take place on October 7, 2013. A concert and roundtable forum which aims to highlight human rights abuses in Russia. The concert takes place on the seventh anniversary of the killing of the journalist and government critic Anna Politkovskaya.
The music program includes pieces from Russian composers such as Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, as well as the premiere of Giya Kancheli’s piece “Angels of sorrow”, which is dedicated to Khodorkovsky’s 50th birthday.
Before the concert, a round table on the human rights situation in Russia will be held in the foyer. There will also be the opportunity to talk to NGO representatives and learn about their work. Furthermore, the guests will be able to register their support for prisoners of conscience and to support NGOs that are under severe pressure in Russia.
The event is supported by Amnesty International Germany, Stiftung Menschenrechte, Memorial Germany, the German-Russian Exchange, Reporters Without Borders Germany, the Lev Kopelev Forum and Osteuropa magazine.
Peter Franck, Russia spokesperson at Amnesty International Germany, said: “The situation of the Russian NGOs with whom we have been cooperating trustfully for many years has grown more acute in the past months. We are all part of the same international civil society and we are happy to support the initiative of Kremerata Baltica and Gidon Kremer and the other musicians to express their solidarity through the concert.”
Admission to the round table and NGO information forum is free. All artists are performing without a fee.
To buy tickets for the concert please click HERE. Tickets can also be purchased via Ticketlink in English HERE or German HERE.
