Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of AuschwitzMovie
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.
About Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz is a 2022 documentary movie directed by Christian Berger.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 26m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Kathrin Ackermann, Daniel Barenboim, Sven Friedrich. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
