With Special Guests Avshi Weinstein, Founder of the Violins of Hope Project and
John Nardolillo, Conductor, University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
Master violin maker Amnon Weinstein restores violins saved from the Holocaust. In his skilled and loving hands, instruments that were played in ghettos, camps and forests are brought back to musical life, and their individual stories along with them. The film builds to a breathtaking concert in Jerusalem's Old City on Israel's 60th anniversary, with 16 of Amnon’s restored violins being played by orchestras from Turkey and Israel. Featured are soul-stirring performances by virtuosos Shlomo Mintz, Yair Dalal and Cihat Askin.
TUE, FEB 10 @ 7:30PM | $6.50
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Violins of Hope is a collection of more than 70 historic violins, violas, and cellos that survived the Holocaust, played by musicians in ghettos, concentration camps, and as symbols of resistance. These instruments have been restored by violin-makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, owners of the collection. For one week in February, Avshalom Weinstein and these instruments will visit Lexington, Kentucky, for a series of educational and cultural offerings on the University of Kentucky campus and in the greater Lexington community, culminating in a concert by the University Symphony Orchestra which will feature students playing many of the instruments.
To learn more about all of the events associated with Violins of Hope, visit https://finearts.uky.edu/music/violins-hope-uk