On May 8, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Germany from Nazism, German radio WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) broadcast a concert of the Minguet Quartet with Robert Schumann’s Quartet op. 41,3 and Luca Lombardi’s Warum?. The concert was held in Düsseldorf on January 27, 2025, the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. The recording can be listened to for 30 days from May 8th. “Warum?” begins at 35’14”.
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Warum? for Day of Remenbrance dedicated to the memory of the Shoah
Warum? the second string quartet by Luca Lombardi will be performed on 23 January 2024, at 5.30 pm at Teatro Comunale of Ferrara. It will be performed again by the Shaborúz Quartet with Angela Tempestini and Amedeo Ara, violins, Marina Margheri, cello with the participation of Edoardo Rosadini, viola. “Warum?” is a musical reflection on the two sides of German history: great culture (in this case with a tribute to Robert Schumann) and the barbarism of chauvinism and anti-Semitism. The work is divided into seven movements of different durations: roBErt SCHumAnn – SHoA – Wilder Reiter – Shir – Scherzo (SHoA 2) – Warum? – SHAlom. The concert is organized by MEIS – Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah and the Fiesole Music School. For further information click HERE or HERE