On October 25, 2011, the Łódź  Philharmonic will perform a "Concert from the Past." It will be dedicated to Jews from the cities in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Luxembourg, who were brought to the Litzmannstadt ghetto exactly 70 years ago, in the autumn of 1941. Amongst them were prominent musicians from Vienna, Berlin or Prague. Tragically, most artists brought to Łódź ghetto by Germans died from exhaustion, disease or were murdered in death camps in Auschwitz and Kulmhof. The Artur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra, along with invited guests, will reenact on of the concerts played in the Łódź ghetto.

PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
•    Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
•    Adagio sostenuto
•    Allegretto
•    Presto agitato
Ferenc Liszt (1811–1886)
•    Sonet Petrarki
Frederic Chopin (1810–1849)
•    Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
•    Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 31
INTERMISSION
Ludwig van Beethoven
•    Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op.40
•    Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
•    Phedre Overture
Bela Keler (1820–1882)
•    Overture
David Popper (1843–1913)
•    Serenade orientale Op. 18
PERFORMED BY:
Vlastimil Kobrle – violin
Piotr Kościk – piano
Wojciech Rodek – conductor
The Artur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra