The 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau takes place on January 27. To mark the occasion, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust have created the Memory Makers project, which pairs survivors of the genocide with artists and writers who respond to their remarkable stories of survival.

Stephen Fry has taken part in the Memory Makers project by interviewing Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who played cello in the 40-piece Auschwitz Women's Orchestra. In the fascinating interview below, Lasker-Wallfisch talks about her time in the orchestra and how her ability to play the cello almost certainly saved her life.

For more information about this year's Holocaust Memorial Day, and to explore more of the collaborations in the Memory Makers project, visit keepthememoryalive.hmd.org.uk, where you can also read Stephen Fry's essay response to meeting Anita Lasker-Wallfisch.