Naoko Christ-Kato and Sandra Kreisler Bring “Sources of Life” to Suhl
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An evening where music and words become a quiet, powerful memory
On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in the Upper Town Hall of the Old Town Hall in Suhl, delicate piano artistry meets literary condensation. Naoko Christ-Kato and Sandra Kreisler present “Sources of Life – The Strength of Jewish Women,” an evening that combines concert, reading, and cultural memory into an intense literary-musical experience.
Rosy Wertheim at the center of a rediscovered repertoire
The focus is on the music of Dutch composer Rosy Wertheim, whose work has been too rarely present in concert life for a long time. Her piano pieces possess lyrical lines, colorful harmonies, and a quiet persistence that resonates directly in the concert hall. The audience experiences not just a mere historicist performance but a vibrant encounter with a voice that wants to be newly heard in European music history.
Poems that place light against persecution
The compositions are accompanied by texts from Gertrud Kolmar, Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, and Tamar Radzyner. The reading opens a space where linguistic art and memory politics permeate each other. It is precisely in this connection that the evening's special literary quality lies: music, poetry, and biographical breaks unfold a narrative tension that goes far beyond a conventional reading.
The signature of two artists with profile
Naoko Christ-Kato has emerged as a pianist with projects about forgotten and persecuted Jewish composers; her career is marked by concert activities, CD publications, and the rediscovery of suppressed works. Sandra Kreisler contributes as a diseuse, author, and performer with a stage presence that intertwines words, attitude, and musical intelligence. Together, this creates an author encounter that is culturally aware, historically informed, and artistically precise.
The Suhl evening as a quiet cultural event
The Upper Town Hall in the Old Town Hall provides the program with a dignified, concentrated setting. The reading atmosphere will likely be characterized by intimacy, focus, and the special tension between sound and text. Those who appreciate literary concerts, Jewish culture, memory literature, and chamber music with intellectual depth will find here a format of remarkable density.
Conclusion: Visitors to Suhl can expect a finely tuned interplay of piano evening and reading, historical depth and contemporary relevance. Those who experience this evening live will take away more than impressions: a literary experience that resonates.
Official channels of Naoko Christ-Kato and Sandra Kreisler:
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- Website Naoko Christ-Kato: https://www.christ-kato.com/
- Website Sandra Kreisler: https://sandrakreisler.de/
- Publisher/Label: https://www.genuin.de/
