Sound Spaces: "I Can’t Keep Quiet"

Music and Resistance

Hanns Eisler 1940, Foto: C. M. Stieglitz – Hanns Eisler 1940, Foto: C. M. Stieglitz

Music played a role in 20th-century political resistance that should not be underestimated. It can give a voice to the oppressed and foster a sense of community. This is particularly evident in the songs of the labour movement of the 1930s, as well as in works composed inresistance to National Socialism. Composers such as Hanns Eisler, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Erich Zeisl composed a wide variety of pieces whilst in exile, all of which centred on the idea of freedom. 

The concert will feature not only works from the first half of the 20th century but also more recent compositions associated with the themes of resistance and freedom. The event invites you to experience and reflect on the social dimensions of music in the context of resistance through sound.

2.00 pm
Flash Talk

2.30 pm
Concert

3.30 pm
Coffee with the performers

Performers include lecturers and students from the Rostock University of Music and Drama.

Presenter: Gabriele Groll

Price info: Advance booking by telephone on 030 254 81 178 or via

Price: €10.00

Reduced price: €5.00

Next date:

• Date Sunday, 15/November/2026 14:00 bis 16:00
• Venue Musikinstrumentenmuseum - Ben-Gurion-Straße
• Address Ben-Gurion-Straße, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten