Emerging from the Shadows: Rediscovering the Legacies of Weinberg & Korngold

Overview

How do artists keep creating even in the darkest of times? How did the life-altering events of World War II shape our musical landscape up to today? This documentary uncovers the poignant stories of Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Two 20th-century composers of profound artistry, whose legacy is only recently being rediscovered after having been overshadowed in the aftermath of the Holocaust.

Directed by Veronika Emily Pohl

Top cast

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Constantine Orbelian

Self

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Kristina Reiko Cooper

Self

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Self (archive footage)

Mieczysław Weinberg

Self (archive footage)

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