From Europe to Hollywood
Musica Tra Amici
From Europe to Hollywood
A concert tracing the journey of the exiled romantic composers who fled Nazism and war in Europe and made their home in Los Angeles
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In the early 20th century an influx of refugees, fleeing war and persecution in Europe, rapidly formed one of the most prolific communities of artistic talent in history, centered within a few square miles near Hollywood. This concert, featuring Erich Woflgang Korngold’s shatteringly beautiful piano quintet, exciting piano music of Miklos Rozsa and songs of Kurt Weill and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco surveys the depth of compositional talent present within that tightly-knit community, which transformed the musical culture of America in ways that are only now beginning to be fully appreciated. Read more