“The Cellist of Auschwitz”: Yom HaShoah Special Programme with Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

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Remembering Music’s Saving Powers at Auschwitz

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch OBE is one of the dwindling number of men and women still living who survived Auschwitz. She was taken to the camp but escaped the gas chambers because of her ability to play the cello, and went on to become a founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra.

On this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ms Lasker-Wallfisch shared with us her unique story of how playing the cello saved her life.