Jewish Chamber
Orchestra Munich:
Kofflers Schicksal

The fate of the Polish composer Józef Koffler (1896-1944) is exemplary for many Jewish artists of his generation: Koffler's promising career was abruptly interrupted by the rise of National Socialism, and his name and his important musical work are completely forgotten today.

The German-Jewish dramatist Stella Leder has written a text for this project that weaves Koffler's life and his most important works into contemporary memory work. The combination of history and music - Koffler's orchestration of the Goldberg Variations and his String Trio op.10 - creates a portrait that is both personal and exemplary of the fate of many.

The Kofflers Schicksal project deals with social issues that concern us all: the personal and social handling of remembering and forgetting. The German culture of remembrance is questioned in text and music, and the concert has an impact beyond the concert hall.

Józef Koffler (1896-1944)
String Trio op. 10 (1928)
Arrangement for chamber orchestra by Nicholas Hersh

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Arrangement for chamber orchestra by Józef Koffler

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