BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//English Chamber Orchestra - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:English Chamber Orchestra X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for English Chamber Orchestra REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T193000 DTSTAMP:20251021T160352Z CREATED:20250217T080543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T160352Z UID:2674-1746905400-1746905400@englishchamberorchestra.com SUMMARY:Newbury Spring Festival with Roberto Forés Veses DESCRIPTION:What’s On... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Life\, Liberation and Legacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15 April\, 2025 @ 11:00am\, 1:00pm & 3:00pm \n \n \n \n venue \n \n \n \n Imperial War Museum\, London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE EVENT\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80 years ago\, the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The overcrowded camp held over 60\,000 prisoners\, and many of them were starving or mortally ill. \n \nTo commemorate the anniversary\, members of the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Life\, Liberation and Legacy\, a programme of music reflecting on these themes\, in IWM London’s Atrium. Everyone is invited to attend\, listen to the performance\, and remember and reflect on the Holocaust and its victims. \n \nOn 15 April 1945\, a young Jewish cellist\, Anita Lasker\, was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when it was liberated.Anita had been arrested in 1942 and was sent to Auschwitz in 1943\, there she played in the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz\, performing marches for the departure and arrival of forced labour workers. As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz in the closing months of the war\, Anita and her sister\, Renate\, were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in a forced ‘Death March’ across Germany. \n \nAfter Bergen-Belsen was liberated\, it was visited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Benjamin Britten. They performed at the camp\, which had a profound effect on Anita. Anita became an interpreter for the British Army and gave evidence at the Belsen Trials after the war ended. After moving to Britain she worked as a professional cellist\, married her childhood friend and fellow musician Peter Wallfisch\, and became a co-founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. \n \nThe English Chamber Orchestra has performed across the globe for over 60 years and is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. \n \nLife\, Liberation and Legacy devised and curated by Paul Sherman\, will be performed three times throughout the day\, and features music from composers including Benjamin Britten\, Frederic Chopin\, Robert Schumann and Hans Neumeyer\, who died in the Holocaust. \n \n The performances are free to attend\, no booking is necessary. URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/concerts/newbury-spring-festival-with-roberto-fores-veses/ LOCATION:St Nicolas Church\, St Nicolas Church\, West Mills\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 5HG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ECO-Newbury-Festival-2025-660x440-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250415T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250415T150000 DTSTAMP:20251021T160352Z CREATED:20250327T171702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T160352Z UID:3553-1744714800-1744729200@englishchamberorchestra.com SUMMARY:Life\, Liberation and Legacy DESCRIPTION:What’s On... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Life\, Liberation and Legacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15 April\, 2025 @ 11:00am\, 1:00pm & 3:00pm \n \n \n \n venue \n \n \n \n Imperial War Museum\, London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE EVENT\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80 years ago\, the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The overcrowded camp held over 60\,000 prisoners\, and many of them were starving or mortally ill. \n \nTo commemorate the anniversary\, members of the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Life\, Liberation and Legacy\, a programme of music reflecting on these themes\, in IWM London’s Atrium. Everyone is invited to attend\, listen to the performance\, and remember and reflect on the Holocaust and its victims. \n \nOn 15 April 1945\, a young Jewish cellist\, Anita Lasker\, was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when it was liberated.Anita had been arrested in 1942 and was sent to Auschwitz in 1943\, there she played in the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz\, performing marches for the departure and arrival of forced labour workers. As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz in the closing months of the war\, Anita and her sister\, Renate\, were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in a forced ‘Death March’ across Germany. \n \nAfter Bergen-Belsen was liberated\, it was visited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Benjamin Britten. They performed at the camp\, which had a profound effect on Anita. Anita became an interpreter for the British Army and gave evidence at the Belsen Trials after the war ended. After moving to Britain she worked as a professional cellist\, married her childhood friend and fellow musician Peter Wallfisch\, and became a co-founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. \n \nThe English Chamber Orchestra has performed across the globe for over 60 years and is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. \n \nLife\, Liberation and Legacy devised and curated by Paul Sherman\, will be performed three times throughout the day\, and features music from composers including Benjamin Britten\, Frederic Chopin\, Robert Schumann and Hans Neumeyer\, who died in the Holocaust. \n \n The performances are free to attend\, no booking is necessary. URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/concerts/life-liberation-and-legacy/ LOCATION:Imperial War Museum\, Imperial War Museum\, LondonLambeth Rd\, London \, United Kingdom\, London\, SE1 6HZ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Life-Liberation-and-Legacy-ECO-at-IWM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T190000 DTSTAMP:20251021T160352Z CREATED:20250201T181012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T160352Z UID:3395-1743966000-1743966000@englishchamberorchestra.com SUMMARY:Beethoven & Schumann at Royal College of Music DESCRIPTION:What’s On... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Life\, Liberation and Legacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15 April\, 2025 @ 11:00am\, 1:00pm & 3:00pm \n \n \n \n venue \n \n \n \n Imperial War Museum\, London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE EVENT\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80 years ago\, the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The overcrowded camp held over 60\,000 prisoners\, and many of them were starving or mortally ill. \n \nTo commemorate the anniversary\, members of the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Life\, Liberation and Legacy\, a programme of music reflecting on these themes\, in IWM London’s Atrium. Everyone is invited to attend\, listen to the performance\, and remember and reflect on the Holocaust and its victims. \n \nOn 15 April 1945\, a young Jewish cellist\, Anita Lasker\, was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when it was liberated.Anita had been arrested in 1942 and was sent to Auschwitz in 1943\, there she played in the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz\, performing marches for the departure and arrival of forced labour workers. As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz in the closing months of the war\, Anita and her sister\, Renate\, were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in a forced ‘Death March’ across Germany. \n \nAfter Bergen-Belsen was liberated\, it was visited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Benjamin Britten. They performed at the camp\, which had a profound effect on Anita. Anita became an interpreter for the British Army and gave evidence at the Belsen Trials after the war ended. After moving to Britain she worked as a professional cellist\, married her childhood friend and fellow musician Peter Wallfisch\, and became a co-founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. \n \nThe English Chamber Orchestra has performed across the globe for over 60 years and is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. \n \nLife\, Liberation and Legacy devised and curated by Paul Sherman\, will be performed three times throughout the day\, and features music from composers including Benjamin Britten\, Frederic Chopin\, Robert Schumann and Hans Neumeyer\, who died in the Holocaust. \n \n The performances are free to attend\, no booking is necessary. URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/concerts/beethoven-schumann-at-royal-college-of-music/ LOCATION:Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall\, The Royal College of Music\, Prince Consort Rd\, South Kensington\, London\, SW7 2BS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECO2425-BS-660x440_01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250328T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250328T193000 DTSTAMP:20251021T160352Z CREATED:20250217T073545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T160352Z UID:2655-1743190200-1743190200@englishchamberorchestra.com SUMMARY:The Four Seasons at Trinity Chapel Cambridge DESCRIPTION:What’s On... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Life\, Liberation and Legacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15 April\, 2025 @ 11:00am\, 1:00pm & 3:00pm \n \n \n \n venue \n \n \n \n Imperial War Museum\, London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE EVENT\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80 years ago\, the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The overcrowded camp held over 60\,000 prisoners\, and many of them were starving or mortally ill. \n \nTo commemorate the anniversary\, members of the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Life\, Liberation and Legacy\, a programme of music reflecting on these themes\, in IWM London’s Atrium. Everyone is invited to attend\, listen to the performance\, and remember and reflect on the Holocaust and its victims. \n \nOn 15 April 1945\, a young Jewish cellist\, Anita Lasker\, was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when it was liberated.Anita had been arrested in 1942 and was sent to Auschwitz in 1943\, there she played in the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz\, performing marches for the departure and arrival of forced labour workers. As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz in the closing months of the war\, Anita and her sister\, Renate\, were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in a forced ‘Death March’ across Germany. \n \nAfter Bergen-Belsen was liberated\, it was visited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Benjamin Britten. They performed at the camp\, which had a profound effect on Anita. Anita became an interpreter for the British Army and gave evidence at the Belsen Trials after the war ended. After moving to Britain she worked as a professional cellist\, married her childhood friend and fellow musician Peter Wallfisch\, and became a co-founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. \n \nThe English Chamber Orchestra has performed across the globe for over 60 years and is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. \n \nLife\, Liberation and Legacy devised and curated by Paul Sherman\, will be performed three times throughout the day\, and features music from composers including Benjamin Britten\, Frederic Chopin\, Robert Schumann and Hans Neumeyer\, who died in the Holocaust. \n \n The performances are free to attend\, no booking is necessary. URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/concerts/the-four-seasons-at-trinity-chapel-cambridge/ LOCATION:Trinity College Chapel\, Trinity College\, Trinity St\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1200px-Trinity_College_Chapel_Cambridge_660_440_s_c1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250309T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250309T150000 DTSTAMP:20251021T160352Z CREATED:20250217T083333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T160352Z UID:2691-1741532400-1741532400@englishchamberorchestra.com SUMMARY:The Lark Ascending at Cadogan Hall DESCRIPTION:What’s On... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Life\, Liberation and Legacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15 April\, 2025 @ 11:00am\, 1:00pm & 3:00pm \n \n \n \n venue \n \n \n \n Imperial War Museum\, London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE EVENT\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80 years ago\, the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The overcrowded camp held over 60\,000 prisoners\, and many of them were starving or mortally ill. \n \nTo commemorate the anniversary\, members of the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Life\, Liberation and Legacy\, a programme of music reflecting on these themes\, in IWM London’s Atrium. Everyone is invited to attend\, listen to the performance\, and remember and reflect on the Holocaust and its victims. \n \nOn 15 April 1945\, a young Jewish cellist\, Anita Lasker\, was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when it was liberated.Anita had been arrested in 1942 and was sent to Auschwitz in 1943\, there she played in the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz\, performing marches for the departure and arrival of forced labour workers. As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz in the closing months of the war\, Anita and her sister\, Renate\, were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in a forced ‘Death March’ across Germany. \n \nAfter Bergen-Belsen was liberated\, it was visited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Benjamin Britten. They performed at the camp\, which had a profound effect on Anita. Anita became an interpreter for the British Army and gave evidence at the Belsen Trials after the war ended. After moving to Britain she worked as a professional cellist\, married her childhood friend and fellow musician Peter Wallfisch\, and became a co-founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. \n \nThe English Chamber Orchestra has performed across the globe for over 60 years and is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. \n \nLife\, Liberation and Legacy devised and curated by Paul Sherman\, will be performed three times throughout the day\, and features music from composers including Benjamin Britten\, Frederic Chopin\, Robert Schumann and Hans Neumeyer\, who died in the Holocaust. \n \n The performances are free to attend\, no booking is necessary. URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/concerts/the-lark-ascending-at-cadogan-hall/ LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cadogan Hall,Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ECOLark_660_440_s_c1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250216T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250216T110000 DTSTAMP:20251021T160352Z CREATED:20250119T082124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T160352Z UID:2683-1739703600-1739703600@englishchamberorchestra.com SUMMARY:On Tour - Mozart & Schubert with Melvyn Tan DESCRIPTION:What’s On... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Life\, Liberation and Legacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15 April\, 2025 @ 11:00am\, 1:00pm & 3:00pm \n \n \n \n venue \n \n \n \n Imperial War Museum\, London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE EVENT\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80 years ago\, the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The overcrowded camp held over 60\,000 prisoners\, and many of them were starving or mortally ill. \n \nTo commemorate the anniversary\, members of the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Life\, Liberation and Legacy\, a programme of music reflecting on these themes\, in IWM London’s Atrium. Everyone is invited to attend\, listen to the performance\, and remember and reflect on the Holocaust and its victims. \n \nOn 15 April 1945\, a young Jewish cellist\, Anita Lasker\, was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when it was liberated.Anita had been arrested in 1942 and was sent to Auschwitz in 1943\, there she played in the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz\, performing marches for the departure and arrival of forced labour workers. As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz in the closing months of the war\, Anita and her sister\, Renate\, were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in a forced ‘Death March’ across Germany. \n \nAfter Bergen-Belsen was liberated\, it was visited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Benjamin Britten. They performed at the camp\, which had a profound effect on Anita. Anita became an interpreter for the British Army and gave evidence at the Belsen Trials after the war ended. After moving to Britain she worked as a professional cellist\, married her childhood friend and fellow musician Peter Wallfisch\, and became a co-founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. \n \nThe English Chamber Orchestra has performed across the globe for over 60 years and is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. \n \nLife\, Liberation and Legacy devised and curated by Paul Sherman\, will be performed three times throughout the day\, and features music from composers including Benjamin Britten\, Frederic Chopin\, Robert Schumann and Hans Neumeyer\, who died in the Holocaust. \n \n The performances are free to attend\, no booking is necessary. URL:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/concerts/on-tour-mozart-schubert-with-melvyn-tan/ LOCATION:Elbphilharmonie\, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 4\, Hamburg\, 20457\, Germany CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://englishchamberorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Elb_660_440_s_c1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR