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All pieces of music have a history; the creation of a composition and the circumstances under which it has been performed bring a particular resonance to each concert.

Requiem
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All pieces of music have a history; the creation of a composition and the circumstances under which it has been performed bring a particular resonance to each concert.

But there are few pieces that carry the history and significance of Verdi’s Requiem, which inmates performed at the Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp during World War II. Fellow prisoner Rafael Schächter formed these inmates into a chorus, and in spite of the hardships, they performed the Requiem 16 times.

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