The Long Beach Symphony will bring Violins of Hope to the Long Beach Terrace Theater on Jan. 8, 2022, a concert that includes violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.
“Many musical instruments survived when their owners did not,” Violins of Hope Los Angeles’ website said. “Many more were lost or abandoned as their owners escaped the war.”
According to Violins of Hope’s website, many of the violins played in this concert series were carefully restored by father-son duo Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein after being found in a state of disrepair.
The Long Beach Symphony’s rendition of Violins of Hope is part of a regional concert series, Violins of Hope Los Angeles County.
The Long Beach Camerata Singers will serve as the chorus for the Jan. 8 concert.
Violinist Niv Ashkenazi will be returning to perform John Williams’ “Hatikvah” from Munich and the Theme from Schindler’s List alongside the Long Beach Symphony, as he did in February 2021.
According to the Long Beach Symphony’s website, Ashkenazi has played throughout Europe, the Middle East and North America.
The Weinstein family said in a statement that “Niv is the only violinist we trust absolutely to bring out the sounds of long gone horrors, with an honest sound and much love for this music and our legacy.”
According to Ashkenazi’s website, he is the only musician to have been given an instrument from Violins of Hope’s collection on a long-term loan.
Using the instrument he has on loan from Violins of Hope, Ashkenazi has turned the music included in the concert series into his first debut album, which can be listened to on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon.
Tickets for Violins of Hope range from $40 to $110. The concert will be held at the Long Beach Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. on Jan. 8, 2022 at 8 p.m. On-site parking costs $15.
