Henriques-Hinrichsen: Die Geschichte der jüdischen Verlegerfamilie Hinrichsen, erzählt in Liedern - mit dem Ensemble Sospiratem aus Leipzig

In the organizer's words:

This moderated concert program tells the extraordinary journey of the Henriques family, later Hinrichsen, and their expulsion from Spain via Portugal, Denmark and Hamburg to Leipzig. Their story comes to life through music from the 13th to the 20th century. The stations reflect the family's transformation from Sephardic to Ashkenazi and finally assimilated Judaism.

Yiddish songs stand alongside German folk songs and show the cultural integration process. Hinrichsen, who published the "Volksliederbuch für Männerchor" initiated by the Kaiser, was later awarded the Order of the Crown for his work - a highly symbolic act of German-Jewish cultural history, which, however, could not protect the Hinrichsen family from the developments to come.

The ensemble SOSPIRATEM from Leipzig performs with the following line-up:

Clarissa Renner - vocals
Uwe Ulbrich - rebec, violin, viola
Martin Steuber - lute, guitar
Hannes Malkowski - percussion

The host is Barbara Guggenheim

With the kind support of the Hapag-Lloyd Foundation

Price information:

12 Euro regular, 8 Euro circle of friends, 5 Euro reduced