Violins of Hope
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.
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Bernath relays his horrific journey to Auschwitz and Mauthausen and the day he was liberated from the camp.
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Milgrom talks about being the daughter of a survivor and her family’s encounter with Dr. Joseph Mengele.
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Welser-Most explores the connection between the instrument and the musician.
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Discusses the connection the Violins of Hope have to their former owners and to the musicians that play them today.
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Greenman talks about Klezmer music and how it connects with an audience and the next generation of musicians.
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The Cleveland Orchestra, with soloist Shlomo Mintz, perform at the opening of Silver Hall.