Film Concert: Parallel Truths | Alma Quartet Accompanying Triumph des Willens

Parallel Truths is a powerful and thought-provoking film concert, where the acclaimed Alma Quartet performs live music alongside visuals from Triumph des Willens (1935), Leni Riefenstahl’s infamous propaganda film for Hitler’s NSDAP. The concert critically examines the power of propaganda and the dangers of one-sided narratives.

The film, which documents Hitler and his party elite during the 1934 Nuremberg Rally, showcases 360,000 people in rigid formation—youth trapped in an inescapable system, indoctrinated and prepared for "Total War."

Contrasting these images, the Alma Quartet performs String Quartet No. 3 by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, a Jewish composer who fled the Nazis, and String Quartet No. 8 by Dmitri Shostakovich, who suffered under Stalin’s regime. Their music reflects the silent victims of both oppression and World War II.

The Alma Quartet, comprised of members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and renowned for their expressive playing and innovative approach, brings this dual narrative to life with gripping intensity.

• Date: Sunday, 4 May 2025
• Venue: LantarenVenster
• Doors Open: 14:30 | Start: 15:00
• Tickets: €20 (excluding €3.00 service fee)
• Seating: Free seating (seated event)