The Art of Fear: The Music of Oppression and War
6 April – 9 June
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
Dictators Stalin and Hitler may have played different political games, but they were unified in a desire for total censorship. This lack of free speech extended to composers and artists, whose music was questioned by the authorities and the government-run press. This series of events and concerts examines how composers trod precarious paths between artistic freedom and survival.
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