During the second world war, great composers were imprisoned at the Terezín concentration camp near Prague. They were permitted to perform and compose music – before being sent to their deaths in the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Their efforts were exploited by the Nazis for propaganda purposes, but the legacy of the compositions created and played at Terezín lives on. As London's Nash Ensemble prepares to take a performance of the Czech composers' work home to Prague, Ed Vulliamy has spoken to some of the camp's survivors.
Use the navigation arrows and the menu at the bottom of the interactive to read their stories, watch videos and hear some of the music composed by the people of Terezín. Read Ed Vulliamy's full report about Terezín in the Observer New Review this Sunday
