Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz - 2022

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.

86min
2022
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.3/10

About Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz Overview

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.

Runtime: 86min

Extra details

Original Title: Klassik unterm Hakenkreuz: Der Maestro und die Cellistin von Auschwitz
Original Language: German
Directed By: Christian Berger
Production Companies
3B-ProduktionDW