Played before and during the Holocaust, the Violins of Hope instruments have been painstakingly restored by Amnon Weinstein, a second-generation violin-maker, and serve as testaments to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of music to lift hearts in even the most horrific of circumstances. Many of the historic Violins of Hope are in Northeast Ohio this fall.
New WVIZ/PBS ideastream production, Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust
ideastream: A proud partner
The organizations partnering on this project—which includes performances, educational programs and a major exhibition—are The Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Facing History and Ourselves, ideastream, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. ideastream will document, report on and deliver programs relating to the many dimensions and activities surrounding this inspiring community collaboration.
Page your way through upcoming Violins of Hope Cleveland events and programs here.
More info about Violins of Hope Cleveland here.
Tune in to ideastream’s arts and culture and community issues programming throughout the fall for a variety of Violins of Hope-focused programs: The Sound of Applause (Mondays–Thursdays at 2pm on 90.3 WCPN), Applause (Thursdays at 7:30pm on WVIZ/PBS), The Sound of Ideas® (Mondays–Fridays at 9am on 90.3 WCPN) and The Sound of Ideas® (Mondays–Fridays at 9am and 5pm on The Ohio Channel).
Upcoming Violins of Hope Cleveland programs on ideastream include…
Monday, February 8 at 9pm • Friday, February 12 at 10pm • Sunday, February 14 at 3am • Sunday, February 14 at 3pm • Wednesday, February 17 at 5am on WVIZ/PBS ideastream [WVIZ access info here]
Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust
Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust, narrated by Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody, is a documentary featuring Israeli violinmaker Amnon Weinstein and his efforts to restore violins recovered from the Holocaust. Some were played by Jewish prisoners in concentration camps; others belonged to the Klezmer musical culture, which was all but destroyed by the Nazis. From their amazing stories and Weinstein’s mission to collect and restore the instruments comes the inspiration for this one-hour documentary, which will be offered to PBS member stations nationwide. Generous support for this WVIZ/PBS ideastream production was provided by contributors to the ideastream Campaign for Community and the donors for Violins of Hope Cleveland. More at violinsofhopecle.org.
Prior Violins of Hope Cleveland programming on ideastream included...
Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 3pm
Orchestra of Exiles on WVIZ/PBS: The story of one man's four-year odyssey, which culminated, in 1936, with the creation of a top-flight symphony orchestra in the desert outback of Palestine.
Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 3pm
Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance on WVIZ/PBS: In the face of horrific living conditions, the Jewish inmates of Terezin concentration camp—artists, musicians, poets and writers—fought back…with art and music.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 2:30pm
Live interview on WCLV 104.9: WCLV Host/Producer Mark Satola interviews Violins of Hope’s Amnon Weinstein
Friday, September 25, 2015 at 8:30pm
Ideas on WVIZ/PBS: This Violins of Hope-themed show includes an introduction to the entire community collaboration; how the violins came to Northeast Ohio; the Maltz Museum exhibit and a segment on the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel, University Circle, Cleveland.
Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3pm
The Cleveland Orchestra: Violins of Hope Concert
live broadcast on WVIZ/PBS [WVIZ access info here]
and WCLV 104.9 and live streaming at WVIZ.ideastream.org
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel, University Circle, Cleveland
The Cleveland Orchestra, with soloist Shlomo Mintz, perform at the opening of Silver Hall in the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel.
Friday, October 2, 2015 at 9pm
The Cleveland Orchestra: Violins of Hope Concert on WVIZ/PBS [WVIZ access info here]
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel, University Circle, Cleveland
The Cleveland Orchestra, with soloist Shlomo Mintz, perform at the opening of Silver Hall in the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel.
Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 3pm
The Cleveland Orchestra: Violins of Hope Concert on WVIZ/PBS [WVIZ access info here]
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel, University Circle, Cleveland
The Cleveland Orchestra, with soloist Shlomo Mintz, perform at the opening of Silver Hall in the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 10am
WVIZ/PBS ideastream Education Distance Learning program at the Idea Center at Playhouse Square, as well as at locations throughout Northeast Ohio…and beyond
This concert, discussion and interactive broadcast for middle- and high-school students features a live performance of “I Remember,” a chamber piece based on Anne Frank’s diary, performed by Panorámicos Chamber Ensemble, and remembrances by two survivors who were children during the Holocaust. Contact John Ramicone at John.Ramicone@ideastream.org or 216-916-6360 for more information and to register.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 8pm
live broadcast on WCLV 104.9, part of the Cleveland Ovations/CIM Live concert series
Cleveland Institute of Music Faculty Recital
Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano; Franklin Cohen, clarinet; Joan Kwuon, violin; Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello
SCHULHOFF Duo for Violins and Cello (1925); MESSIAEN Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (1940-41)
Free, no tickets required
Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 3pm
Remembered Voices on WVIZ/PBS
History, hope, shared humanity and the healing power of art are the lessons Omaha students experience as they encounter the story of Terezin, a Nazi concentration in Czechoslovakia.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 8pm
live broadcast on WCLV 104.9, part of the Cleveland Ovations/CIM Live concert series
Music of the Violins of Hope, A Concert for the Community
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra at Severance Hall
Free, but tickets required: Call Severance Hall Box Office at 216-231-1111, beginning August 15
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 8pm
live broadcast on WCLV 104.9
Cleveland Women's Orchestra Tribute to the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz
Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre in the Idea Center at Playhouse Square
Robert Cronquist, conductor
Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 4pm
The Cleveland Orchestra: Violins of Hope Concert on WCLV 104.9, part of The Cleveland Orchestra on the Radio
The concert will also air as part of the national 2016 Cleveland Orchestra series, which begins in April 2016
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel, University Circle, Cleveland
The Cleveland Orchestra, with soloist Shlomo Mintz, perform at the opening of Silver Hall in the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple-Tifereth Israel.
Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 7pm on WCLV
Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic concert broadcast
This concert, part of Violins of Hope Cleveland and presented at Severance Hall on November 16 by The Cleveland Orchestra, is in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The evening’s repertoire consists of the following pieces: Bardanashvili: A Journey to the End of the Millennium – Symphonic Poem; Ravel: La valse, poème chorégraphique; and Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in e minor (‘From the New World’).
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 8pm on WCLV
Broadcast of a Violins of Hope Cleveland concert at CIM, featuring the Cavani String Quartet, joined by guest artists in the String Sextet by Holocaust survivor, Erwin Schulhoff. Robert Conrad narrates the Dvořák Cypresses, and the concert closes with the Traditional Ani Ma’amin (I Believe), a rendition of Maimonides' 13-point version of the Jewish principles of faith.
