Using melodies from the prayer book of the Mannheim synagogue destroyed in 1938, Israeli musician Emmanuel Witzthum has composed the symphony "Verweile doch du bist so schön" for Enjoy Jazz and will premiere it together with the Ensemble Modern at the Nationaltheater Mannheim on June 4, 2022. SWR television has produced and broadcast a report on the project.
Date: 8. December 2021
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