Waltham Forest Cello Fest - CELLO WEEKEND - Music Documentary Film MAKANNA
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the 3rd WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2021 in London
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CELLO WEEKEND: MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKANNA
- Online introduction of music documentary film MAKANNA will take place on Sunday 6th June 2021 @ 8:00 p.m., to commemorate the 121st anniversary of the birth of Jiří Weil (1900 - 1959).
The documentary, back in London following a screening in Beijing (the 9th European Union Film Festival in China), Lisbon (MUVI - the International Music Film Festival in Portugal), Mexico (FIC AUTOR - Author's International Film Festival) and Prague (premiere at the Václav Havel Library), from the concert performance of MAKANNA (organised in the cooperation with the Jewish Museum in Prague and held under the auspices of Sir Tom Stoppard and Václav Havel) is based on the novel of the Jewish writer Jiří Weil, about the rise and fall of the 7th century false prophet with his face covered with the green veil and his eyes glowing as embers.
Featuring Jan Talich (Conductor), Jan Židlický (Narrator), František Brikcius (Cellist), Irena Kosíková (Composer) and Talich Chamber Orchestra.
Free admission, donations welcome (cca £5 - £15 suggested).
You are invited to the 3rd WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2021 in London.
As in previous years there will be WFCF Cello Concerts, Underground Lunchtime Recitals (in the historic Victoria Line carriage), Cello Weekend, Make Music Day and Cello Academy (all ages and abilities are welcome!). Events will be held mainly online in June 2021.
Book your tickets now via Eventbrite here: https://WalthamForestCelloFest.eventbrite.com .
The WFCF 2021 features cellists and young promising cello talents from Belgium, China, the Czech Republic, France, Israel, Italy, the UK and the USA.
For more updates and details about the 3rd WALTHAM CELLO FOREST FEST 2021 in London visit https://www.Brikcius.com/WalthamForestCelloFest .
P.S. Many cello events are free of charge. Please consider supporting WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST (or our Cello Scholarships) by making a donation through Eventbrite https://WalthamForestCelloFest.eventbrite.com .
