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.

Cast

Constantine Orbelian

Self

Kristina Reiko Cooper

Self

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Self (archive footage)

Mieczysław Weinberg

Self (archive footage)