Philippe Sands: East West Street

80 years since the Nuremberg Trials and 10 years on since the publication of East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, this is a talk illuminated by its connection to music. While writing his powerful book, Philippe Sands gave a lecture in which music found itself playing a prominent part.

The talk evolved into a moving and thought-provoking performance piece, with music threaded in and out of its stories. Adding music completely altered the emotional atmosphere of the work. As Sands himself puts it, “Words rarely cause an audience to weep… The introduction of music is transformative”.

Laurent Naouri bass-baritone
Guillaume de Chassy piano

Philippe Sands narrator
Katja Riemann narrator

Nina Brazier director