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In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Kate Kennedy, a distinguished cellist, musicologist, and Director of Oxford University's Centre for Life Writing chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while crafting Cello: A Journey Through Silence to Sound.   Here's what you'll discover in this episode: Kate Kennedy's inspiration for crafting Cello: A Journey Through Silence to Sound Why Kate chose Pál Hermann, Lise Cristiani, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Amedeo Baldovino as her biographical subjects Why Kate criss-crossed Europe by train with her cello strapped to her back to retrace the footsteps of the four extraordinary cellists Why Kate wrote Cello as an experimental mix of memoir and object, collective and quest biography Why Kate included fascinating interludes, sharing her personal experiences, musings, historical research and a cello's physical and metaphysical characteristics Why Kate introduced various voices into the interludes, including cello makers and dealers, a physicist whose garden houses a cello-turned-bee hive, and cellists such as Steven Isserlis and Christian Poltera The literary devices Kate employed to craft poetic, evocative and at times, electrifying narrative How Kate rediscovered her voice and identity as a cellist by crafting Cello.

La sombra del comandante sigue a Hans Jürgen Höss, el hijo de 87 años de Rudolf Höss, mientras se enfrenta por primera vez al terrible legado de su padre. Su padre fue el comandante del campo de Auschwitz y planeó el asesinato de más de un millón de judíos; la vida de Höss y su familia fue recientemente novelada en la película ganadora del Oscar "Zona de interés". Ahora, "La sombra del comandante" cuenta la historia de las personas reales que vivieron en el campo de exterminio de Höss. Mientras Hans Jurgen Höss disfrutaba de una infancia feliz en la villa familiar en Auschwitz, la prisionera judía Anita Lasker-Wallfisch intentaba sobrevivir al notorio campo de concentración. En el centro de esta película se encuentra el momento histórico e inspirador, ocho décadas después, cuando los dos se encuentran cara a cara. Esta es la primera vez que el descendiente de un importante criminal de guerra se encuentra con un sobreviviente en un entorno tan privado e íntimo, la sala de estar de Anita en Londres. Junto con Sus hijos, Kai Höss y Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, los cuatro protagonistas exploran sus muy diferentes cargas hereditarias. El documental presenta extractos originales de la autobiografía de Rudolf Höss, olvidada hace mucho tiempo, escrita poco antes de su ejecución. Sus palabras son la prueba definitiva de lo que realmente sucedió en Auschwitz, documentadas por el propio perpetrador, contrarrestando la negación y la ignorancia del Holocausto. Este documental de larga duración, único en la vida, explora las relaciones de una madre y su hija, un padre y su hijo, y las largas sombras proyectadas por los crímenes que afectan a generaciones. Plantea preguntas sobre el amor, la culpa y el perdón, pero en última instancia es una historia muy necesaria de esperanza, aceptación y compasión. A raíz de las atrocidades del 7 de octubre, y en un momento en que el antisemitismo ha alcanzado un nivel nunca visto desde el Holocausto, "La sombra del comandante" es un duro recordatorio de que no puede haber reconciliación sin un ajuste de cuentas verdadero y honesto del pasado. Sólo entonces podremos tener la esperanza de evitar que se repita la historia y construir un futuro mejor.

The Paris 2024 Olympics start this evening with the opening ceremony. It's the first time an equal number of men and women will compete in a summer Games. To discuss the sportswomen you should keep an eye out for, Anita Rani is joined by Jeanette Kwakye, a former Olympian herself and now BBC pundit, and also BBC Sport reporter Laura Scott.A new film, The Commandant's Shadow, follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, the camp commandant of Auschwitz who masterminded the murder of more than a million Jews. While Hans enjoyed a happy childhood playing with many toys in the family villa, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch played cello in the orchestra to survive the notorious concentration camp. Eight decades later, the two come face-to-face, together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch. Anita and Maya join Nuala to tell their story.Zara Sehar recently won the audience vote at the Roundhouse Poetry Slam competition, and joins Anita to talk about her work and perform from one of her poems, (Hon)our Killings. In it she mentions spoons in knickers, a tactic suggested to young girls being taken out of the country who are at airports and at risk of forced marriage. Natasha Rattu, Executive Director at Karma Nirvana explains why they give this advice to British-Asian girls.The sculptor Dominique White has a new exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. It is four large sculptures made of iron, driftwood and detritus from the sea, lit in such a way to suggest that you are submerged, or looking at a shipwreck on the seabed. It was created during Dominique's six-month residency in Italy, the time granted to her when she won the Max Mara art prize for women in 2023.Former refugee lawyer turned comedian Sashi Perera joins Nuala to discuss who we choose as our emergency contacts and her new stand-up show, Boundaries.When is it socially acceptable to bring your partner to hang out with your friends? According to academic and writer Kate Lister the answer is never. In her recent i Paper column, Kate explains that the presence of a partner alters the dynamic, and that friendships ought to be safe havens from romantic relationships. While some couples prefer to socialise together, Kate argues that time and effort should be invested into individual friendships. Kate joins Nuala for a frank discussion on the murky friendship politics of bringing your partner to lunch.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Rebecca Myatt

Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has been inspired by Charli XCX and her recent album release, Brat. The link between the two is all over social media – but what does it all mean? Nuala McGovern is joined by former Editor in Chief of Vice and co-host of the Good Bad Billionaire podcast on BBC World Service to explain the trend, and columnist for The Times, Alice Thomson on Kamala Harris' appeal to women.A new film the Commandant's Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, the camp commandant of Auschwitz who masterminded the murder of more than a million Jews. While Hans enjoyed a happy childhood playing with many toys in the family villa, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch played cello in the orchestra to survive the notorious concentration camp. Eight decades later, the two come face-to-face, together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch. Anita and Maya join Nuala to tell their story.A new study has found that women in Scotland have reached a landmark moment in business - with the number of female entrepreneurs matching the number of men for the first time. Nuala is joined by primary school teacher turned tech entreprenuer Genna Masterton who runs a business in Glasgow.Former refugee lawyer turned comedian Sashi Perera joins Nuala to discuss who we choose as our emergency contacts and her new stand-up show, Boundaries. A new malaria vaccine, licenced for children five months and older, began its roll out in the Ivory Coast last week. Nuala is joined by Dr Mehreen Datoo, who played a pivotal role in the vaccine's development, after her own experience of malaria almost took her life. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Emma Pearce

"Ich hatte Glück, ich wurde gebraucht," sagte Anita Lasker-Wallfisch einmal. Die Musik rettete ihr und ihrer Schwester in Auschwitz das Leben Auch Bergen-Belsen überlebten die Schwestern gemeinsam. Ihre Familie sahen sie nie wieder. Bis heute engagiert sich Anita Lasker-Wallfisch für die Erinnerungskultur. In einer interaktiven Ausstellung antwortet sie auch auf schwierige Fragen wie: "Kann man vergeben?" Die Geschichte der Cellistin von Auschwitz erzählen wir in der heutigen Podcast-Folge.

Robert Schumann's "Träumerei," from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), frames a heart-wrenching story of courage, resiliency, and luck, and of the continuing witness of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch.Thanks for listening. Share with your friends. Find this and more at cheynemusic.com/podcast.

Ihr Überleben verdankte Anita Lasker-Wallfisch wohl nur der Tatsache, dass sie Cello spielen konnte. Als Cellistin im Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz überlebte sie das NS-Vernichtungslager. Am 27. Januar ist der internationale Holocaust-Gedenktag. Autorin: Carola Zinner (BR 2014)

Writer and musician Kate Kennedy takes a personal look at five lost cellos, and what they can tell us of those who played and loved them and how our identities are shaped by the physical, social and psychological impacts of performance.What does it mean to be saved by an instrument? Anita Lasker-Wallfisch became known as the cellist of Auschwitz. Her beloved Ventepane cello disappeared at the same time as her parents were taken by the Nazis from her home in Breslau (now Wroclaw). When she was sent to Auschwitz, she narrowly avoided death by being recruited to the camp orchestra and filling the vacant role of cellist. Kate Kennedy working with archivists, finds the hut in which Anita practised with the other musicians, seeking answers as to why there was cello in Auschwitz, who had previously played it - whilst reflecting on how being saved by a cello, changes your relationship to the instrument.Producer: Adrian Washbourne Technical production by Mike Sherwood Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar A TellTale Industries production for BBC Radio 3

Ihr Überleben verdankte Anita Lasker-Wallfisch wohl nur der Tatsache, dass sie Cello spielen konnte. Als Cellistin im Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz überlebte sie das NS-Vernichtungslager. (BR 2014)

Featuring extraordinarily rare recordings, historian Shirli Gilbert presents this new history of life and music under Nazi tyranny. This episode focuses on music-making in the camps and ghettos of Nazi Europe, including stories of music at Sachsenhausen, Vilna and Auschwitz. This includes a wealth of different styles, from Yiddish Tango and rousing camp anthems, to partisan songs and string quartets. Contributors include Lloica Czackis, Krzysztof Kulisiewicz, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch,

Described by Downbeat Magazine as "an exquisite singer-songwriter", Joanna's music conveys a beauty of a many-coloured sort that speaks to straight to the human condition. Her songs reveal personal truths about love, loss, adventure, home and hope. World Music Report described it as "quintessential heart-music by a vocalist who seems to have connected with the deepest recesses of her being emerging into brightness again with songs of haunting beauty." Joanna is a master in the art of live vocal looping and as a multi-instrumentalist plays baritone ukulele, piano, flute, Indian shruti box, kalimba and melodica. Her music defies genre classification as she effortlessly imbues her songs with nuances of jazz, classical, art-song, and folk, carrying her "clear-eyed poetry" (Boston Globe) and "striking vocals" (Hothouse). Her songwriting extends beyond just lyrics and melody - Joanna also arranges for ensembles including string quartets, winds, a cappella voices and more.  Joanna's career has taken her around the globe.  She first studied to be a painter at Central Saint Martins, London. This led her to Paris, where she sang on the bridges of the Seine with the "Rene Miller Wedding Band". Following this formative time she did a masters in jazz at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.  In 2012 she moved to New York City where she forged an indelible musical path, appearing and collaborating with musicians including Dan Tepfer, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Werner, Sam Newsome, Lee Konitz, to name a few. She released her debut album, Wild Swan, in 2011, featuring Joe Martin, Sam Newsome, Rob Garcia and Art Hirahara. In 2015 she signed with Sunnyside Records who released The Origin of Adjustable Things, an intimate duo project with pianist Dan Tepfer. As a follow up to this success she recorded Gardens In My Mind, her third album of self-penned songs and arrangements, featuring the award winning string ensemble The Sacconi Quartet, and Dan Tepfer on piano. In 2018 she self-released her fourth record, Blood and Bone, which London Jazz said, "overflowed with creativity and musical resources." 2019 marks the release of her fifth record entitled Far Away From Any Place Called Home.  Joanna's unique musical background shines through in her own compositional style, evoking her classical routes with her love of jazz, art-song, folk and pop, pushing boundaries of genre and stylistic expectations. Her musical heritage is something to behold. Raised by classical musician parents, Australian violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch and London born cellist Raphael Wallfisch, her grandmother Anita Lasker Wallfisch, now 94, survived Auschwitz because she played the cello in the camp's women's orchestra. Post liberation she became a founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. Brother Simon is a renowned cellist and opera singer, and eldest brother Benjamin is an Oscar and Grammy nominated film composer. The Great Song Cycle: An adventurer at heart, in August 2016 Joanna embarked on a solo concert tour of the West Coast of the USA, by bicycle. Over the course of 1,154 miles she performed 16 solo shows between Portland and Los Angeles carrying her instruments, camping gear, and everything else she needed upon her bike. In her inimitable way she turned this once-in-a-lifetime experience into a 60-minute song-cycle, a recorded album and a memoir. She has performed the live piece in theatres including: National Sawdust, NYC, Boston Court Performing Arts Centre, LA, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UK, Phoenix Theatre, UK and Joe's Pub, NYC. In June, 2019 Joanna celebrates the release of her fifth album Far Away From Any Place Called Home, and her debut memoir "The Great Song Cycle; Portland to Los Angeles on Two Wheels and a Song", which is being published by Australian Publishers UWA Press.

Die Cellistin Anita Lasker-Wallfisch gehörte zum "Mädchenorchester" in Auschwitz und ist eine der letzten lebenden Zeitzeugen des Holocaust. Am 17. Juli 2020 wird sie 95 Jahre alt.

Die Nazis zwangen Anita Lasker zur Arbeit in einer Papierfabrik. Dort begann sie Ausweise zu fälschen, um Juden zur Flucht zu verhelfen. Doch sie wurde erwischt, festgenommen und später nach Auschwitz gebracht.

Am 17. Juli 1925 wird Anita Lasker-Wallfisch geboren. Die jüdische Cellistin musste im KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau im "Frauenorchester" spielen. Das rettete ihr das Leben.

Als Jüdin wäre Anita Lasker in Auschwitz vermutlich direkt in der Gaskammer gelandet. Stattdessen wies man sie an, mit dem Frauenorchester aufzutreten, das Alma Rosé im Lager gegründet hatte. Sie war Cellistin - das rettete ihr noch einmal das Leben. Täglich mussten die Musikerinnen Märsche spielen, um die Häftlinge zur Arbeit anzutreiben. Sonntags gaben sie Konzerte für die SS. Ende 1944 wurde Anita Lasker nach Bergen-Belsen gebracht und dort von den Briten befreit. Autorin: Almut Finck

Ihre Mutter Anita Lasker-Wallfisch hatte als Cellistin im Orchester von Auschwitz überlebt. Die Tochter Maya erfuhr davon zunächst nichts, spürte aber, das was nicht stimmte. Über dieses Schweigen, das sie fast zerstörte, hat Maya Lasker-Wallfisch jetzt ein Buch geschrieben.

Uwe Timm hat zum 80. Geburtstag einen Essayband veröffentlicht: «Der Verrückte in den Dünen» setzt sein Lebensthema fort, die Utopie. - Die 94-jährige Anita Lasker-Wallfisch überlebte als Cellistin im Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz. Sie ist eine der letzten lebenden Zeitzeuginnen. Uwe Timms Protagonist Carlos Gesell, Sohn des Sozialrevolutionärs Silvio Gesell, setzt in einer von ihm gegründeten Stadt in argentinien die Grundsätze seines Vaters um. Er schafft die Geldanhäufung ab und verbannt Glücksspiele und Alkohol. Das Projekt gelingt. «Villa Gesell» ist bald eine florierende Stadt, in der viele junge Leute ihren Badeurlaub verbringen. Mit viel Alkohol allerdings. Solche und ähnliche Versuche der Umsetzung utopischen Gesellschaftsformen finden sich mehr in Uwe Timms neuem Essayband. Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der der Holocaust und der Zweite Weltkrieg aus der persönlichen Erfahrung der Menschen verschwindet. Die letzten Zeuginnen und Zeugen jener Zeit, sterben. Was geschieht mit der Erinnerung an den Holocaust, wenn die Generation verschwindet, die darüber berichten kann? Weitere Themen: - Uwe Timm – «Der Verrückte in den Dünen» - Frag mich! Das interaktive Zeitzeugnis von Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Heute u.a. Nachruf auf den Schriftsteller und "Fußball-Poeten" Ror Wolf; Der Neue: Carlo Chatrian leitet die Berlinale; Holocaust-Überlebende Anita Lasker-Wallfisch als interaktive Zeitzeugin; Service Bücher: "Diesseits" von Ilse Helbich; Moderation: Sebastian Wellendorf.

In January 2018, cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a survivor of Auschwitz, and then of Bergen-Belsen, addressed the Bundestag to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. In an extraordinary speech, she said, “Antisemitism is a virus which is two thousand years old and apparently incurable… No other genocide is as comprehensively documented as the Holocaust. And yet there are still the deniers … There are no excuses and no explanations for what happened all those years ago. All that remains is hope: the hope that ultimately, one day, reason will prevail.” Anita read extracts from that speech. Her grandson Simon, an acclaimed cellist and singer, played, accompanied by pianist Iain Farrington. Sponsored by Eduard Shyfrin and Family

Wir freuen uns, mit Hanne den Auftakt zu #haveatalk zu machen! Es ist nicht nur ein sehr persönlicher und spannender Talk geworden, Hanne hat uns auch den #haveatalk-Jingle geschrieben und eingesungen! Mit Hanne haben wir über ihr neues Album "Generation" gesprochen, auf dem sie viele gesellschaftliche Themen, mit der sich insbesondere Generation Y auseinander setzt, verarbeitet. Ein Beispiel ist "Greta", ein Statement zur Klimaschutz-Bewegung welche durch Greta Thunberg angestoßen wurde, "100 People", inspiriert durch die Rede von Holocaust-Überlebenden  Dr. h. c. Anita Lasker Wallfisch oder die energetische Erstauskopplung "come on". Außerdem haben wir mit Hanne über die #CraigandKarl Kampagne von #Esprit gesprochen, welche für Respekt steht und zu welcher die Band Hanne Kah als musikalischer Auftakt ausgewählt wurde! Hier erzählt uns Hanne ihre ganz persönliche Geschichte dazu…

Mit Bibiana Beglau, Matthias Brandt und den Zeitzeugen Ursula Beyrodt, Henry G. Brandt, Ernst Grube, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Max Mannheimer / Bearbeitet von Wolf Gruner / Skript Höredition: Katarina Agathos/Michael Farin / Regie: Ulrich Gerhardt / BR Hörspiel und Medienkunst in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Zeitgeschichte/ Edition 'Judenverfolgung 1933 - 1945‘, 2013 / Länge: 101'59 // Die Quellen sprechen. Die Verfolgung und Ermordung der europäischen Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland 1933-1945. Eine dokumentarische Höredition.

Panel discussion with Holocaust survivors Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Renate Lasker-Harpprecht

Podiumsdiskussion mit den Holocaust-Überlebenden Anita Lasker-Wallfisch und Renate Lasker-Harpprecht

Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch speaks at the German Bundestag

Panel discussion with Holocaust survivors Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Renate Lasker-Harpprecht

Die Holocaust-Überlebende Anita Lasker-Wallfisch spricht im Deutschen Bundestag

Podiumsdiskussion mit den Holocaust-Überlebenden Anita Lasker-Wallfisch und Renate Lasker-Harpprecht

Die Holocaust-Überlebende Anita Lasker-Wallfisch spricht im Deutschen Bundestag

Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch speaks at the German Bundestag

Podiumsdiskussion mit den Holocaust-Überlebenden Anita Lasker-Wallfisch und Renate Lasker-Harpprecht

Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch speaks at the German Bundestag

Panel discussion with Holocaust survivors Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Renate Lasker-Harpprecht

Die Holocaust-Überlebende Anita Lasker-Wallfisch spricht im Deutschen Bundestag

In April 2015 a car bomb went off in Baghdad. At least ten people were killed. Karim Wasfi conductor of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra walked to the scene of the explosion, and amidst the carnage set up a wooden chair, sat down, and began to play the cello. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch also plays the cello. In 1943 Anita was sent to Auschwitz. She survived because she played the instrument.

In 1943, the cellist, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. She expected to be killed in the gas chambers, but survived because she was recruited to play in an orchestra set up by the women prisoners. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch talks to Witness about her experience and the power of music in the darkest moments in history. PICTURE: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch in 1938 (Private Collection).

In 1943, the cellist, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. She expected to be killed in the gas chambers, but survived because she was recruited to play in an orchestra set up by the women prisoners. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch talks to Witness about her experience and the power of music in the darkest moments in history. PICTURE: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch in 1938 (Private Collection).

Mit Bibiana Beglau, Matthias Brandt und den Zeitzeugen Ursula Beyrodt, Henry G. Brandt, Ernst Grube, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Max Mannheimer / Bearbeitet von Wolf Gruner / Skript Höredition: Katarina Agathos/Michael Farin / Regie: Ulrich Gerhardt / BR Hörspiel und Medienkunst in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Zeitgeschichte/ Edition 'Judenverfolgung 1933 - 1945‘, 2013 / Länge: 101'59 // Die Quellen sprechen. Die Verfolgung und Ermordung der europäischen Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland 1933-1945. Eine dokumentarische Höredition.

With John Wilson. Armistead Maupin discusses The Days of Anna Madrigal, the ninth (and possibly final) instalment of his celebrated Tales of the City series of novels. Madrigal is reunited with the former tenants of 28 Barbary Lane, San Francisco, as they prepare to spend time at Burning Man, the avant-garde festival in Nevada. Transgender Anna is now 92, and determined 'to leave like a lady', and embarks on a road trip to the desert - to the brothel where she lived as a teenage boy. Her is the romantic tale of a man (played by Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with the voice of his computer's operating system (the voice provided by Scarlett Johansson). Complications ensue when his feelings are reciprocated. Novelist Toby Litt delivers his verdict on this latest idiosyncratic movie from Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze. The inaugural shortlist of The Folio Prize was announced today. Chair of Judges, Lavinia Greenlaw, discusses the eight shortlisted books in the running for the £40,000 prize, which celebrates the best English-language fiction from around the world, regardless of form, genre, or the author's country of origin. Cellist Raphael Wallfisch discusses his new CD of Jewish music, including Schelomo by Bloch, which he has dedicated to his grandparents who died in the Holocaust, and to his mother Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz by playing the cello in the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra. Producer Jerome Weatherald.

American novelist Donna Tartt; actor Forest Whitaker on The Butler; cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a survivor of Auschwitz; Chinese pianist Lang Lang; Bel Mooney reviews the film Don Jon; singer-songwriter and X Factor judge Gary Barlow.

With John Wilson. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz by playing the cello in the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra. After the war she joined the English Chamber Orchestra and her son is the renowned cellist Raphael Wallfisch. On Sunday they both take part in a concert in Vienna marking the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch's reflects on her time in the prison camp, described in her memoir Inherit the Truth, which is republished this week. Gary Barlow discusses why it has taken him 14 years to produce a new solo record, how it felt to be dropped from his record label after Take That split, and what he thinks of criticism of The X Factor. A new British Library exhibition, Georgians Revealed: Life, Style and the Making of Modern Britain makes the case that the Georgians were the architects of modern Britain, introducing many of the interests and pursuits that endure today. Historian Amanda Vickery reviews. Producer Ellie Bury.

Benjamin Wallfisch was born into an extraordinarily musical family. His father Raphael Wallfisch is a cellist of international repute and his grandmother Anita Lasker-Wallfisch would not be alive today had her cello not served as a refuge for her soul while she was an inmate at Auschwitz. Benjamin did not play the cello but instead … [Read More]

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. One of the most distinguished members of the English Chamber Orchestra, she has toured all over the world with them.However, as she will be telling Sue Lawley, up until the early 1980s, she always refused to visit one country - Germany. For it was from there that her Jewish parents were taken away by the Gestapo, never to be seen again. From the age of 18, she herself was taken away to Auschwitz. There, because she was able to play the cello, she survived, and played in the camp's orchestra. However, when she was later moved to Belsen, she nearly didn't. She'll be talking about playing in the orchestra at Auschwitz, about the importance of music in sustaining life both then and now, and about her feelings towards Germany and the Germans more than 50 years after the events of her early life.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Piano Sonata Opus 111 by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The History of the World by J M Roberts Luxury: Cello

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. One of the most distinguished members of the English Chamber Orchestra, she has toured all over the world with them. However, as she will be telling Sue Lawley, up until the early 1980s, she always refused to visit one country - Germany. For it was from there that her Jewish parents were taken away by the Gestapo, never to be seen again. From the age of 18, she herself was taken away to Auschwitz. There, because she was able to play the cello, she survived, and played in the camp's orchestra. However, when she was later moved to Belsen, she nearly didn't. She'll be talking about playing in the orchestra at Auschwitz, about the importance of music in sustaining life both then and now, and about her feelings towards Germany and the Germans more than 50 years after the events of her early life. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Piano Sonata Opus 111 by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The History of the World by J M Roberts Luxury: Cello