Livermore-Amador Symphony

Violins of Hope, Strings of the Holocaust

Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 PM (sold out)

Monday, February 6 at 7:30 PM

Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 PM

Violins of Hope are an extraordinary collection of violins, violas, and cellos played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust and restored by Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein and his son Avshalom. The instruments represent remarkable stories of injustice, suffering, resilience, and survival.  Instruments from the Violins of Hope collection will be played by the soloists and several members of the orchestra’s strings section. 

Location: Bankhead Theater, Livermore Valley Arts, 2400 First St, Livermore, CA 94550 

Conductor: Lara Webber

Featured Musicians: Lindsay Deutsch, violin; Peter Bedrossian, cello

Program: Prokofiev, Overture on Hebrew Themes; Williams, movie-score music from Schindler’s List; Bruch, Kol Nidrei; and more. During the concert, Avshalom Weinstein will tell stories of some of the instruments. 

Presented in collaboration with East Bay Holocaust Education Center.

Tickets: https://livermorearts.org/events/violins-of-hope/