The Violins of Hope collection will make the journey from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, in an unprecedented collaboration between The Soraya, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, four Southern California symphony orchestras, and Chair Susanne Reyto.
Scroll down for a list of concerts and events.
March 18 - 2020

VIOLINS OF HOPE EXHIBITION OPENING
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Exhibition runs March 18–April 19 Sat-Thurs 10am-5pm | Friday 10-2:00p
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust is proud to participate in the southern California premiere of Violins of Hope, a project that uses a special collection of violins, violas and cellos to educate about the Holocaust and celebrate the triumph of the human spirit.
Los Angeles Museum of the HolocaustMarch 19 - 2020

MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES WITH VIOLINS OF HOPE — Music has the Power to Heal and to Bring Hope
Temple Ahavat Shalom
email: efrat.yakobi-gafni@heschel.com
Temple Ahavat ShalomMarch 22 - 2020

OPENING GALA CONCERT with Maestra Dr. Noreen Green leading the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, with Lindsay Deutsch violin soloist and Lynn Harrell cello soloist
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUN (Ticketed event, website)
Playing the finest of the rescued instruments, performing Schindler’s List Suite, Ernest Bloch’s Baal Shem Suite, and Suite for Klezmer Band and Orchestra by Sid Robinovitch.
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUNMarch 23 - 2020

CADENCE FOR A CAUSE
Harvard-Westlake Middle School
A club of Harvard-Westlake Middle School Music Department students who play free concerts for the local underserved community, such as People Assisting the Homeless. Musical highlight, Schindler’s List, and audio-visual presentation of restored instruments and history with Avshi Weinstein.
Harvard-Westlake Middle SchoolMarch 24 - 2020

VIOLINS OF THE SHOAH — Instruments of Hope and Liberation Stories which Celebrate the Triumph of the Human Spirit
Heschel Day School
concert streamed world-wide.
Heschel Day SchoolMarch 25 - 2020

ROTTERDAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Lahav Shani, Conductor and Piano
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUN
Featuring Tel Aviv native Lahav Shani and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. Shani acquired prominence among the world’s conductors when he was chosen to succeed Zubin Mehta as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUNMarch 26 - 2020

VIOLINS OF HOPE CENTENNIAL EVENT
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, Westwood
Exhibition runs March 18–April 19 Sat-Thurs 10am-5pm | Friday 10-2:00p
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, WestwoodMarch 28 - 2020

MOSTLY KOSHER WITH VIOLINS OF HOPE Violins of Hope video followed by concert
Temple Israel of Hollywood
www.tioh.org/arts 323 876-8330 ext 2006
Video Introduction to Violins of Hope, presentation and discussion with Amnon Weinstein about his inspiration to create Violins of Hope project. Musical performance by Mostly Kosher.
Temple Israel of HollywoodMarch 29 - 2020

Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and Legal Voices VIOLINS OF HOPE TRIBUTE CONCERT Honoring Holocaust Survivors and Those who Perished. Music Director Gary S. Greene, Esq.
Wilshire Ebell Theatre debra@lalawyersphil.org
Maestro Greene will lead a musical program of reverence and respect. From works of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Verdi to works by composers in exile and to contemporary works by John Williams (Schindler’s List), Ernest Gold (Exodus) and Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof).
Wilshire Ebell TheatreMarch 30 - 2020

VIOLINS OF HOPE HISTORY LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE
Milken Community High School
Milken Community High School
CONCERT, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION WITH AMNON WEINSTEIN about his inspiration to create Violins of Hope project
Milken Community School with UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Milken Community SchoolMarch 31 - 2020

HISTORY THROUGH MUSIC AND THE RESTORED INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLINS OF HOPE with Amnon Weinstein
Valley Beth Shalom Day School
Valley Beth Shalom Day SchoolApril 01 - 2020

HOLOCAUST HISTORY OF THE RESTORED INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR OWNERS accompanied by music
Sinai Akiba Academy, Sinai Temple
Sinai Akiba Academy, Sinai Temple
SINAI AKIBA ACADEMY CONCERT with youth orchestra
Sinai Akiba Academy, Sinai Temple
Sinai Akiba Academy, Sinai TempleApril 02 - 2020

VIOLINS OF HOPE AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE by Delirium Musicum
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Bram Goldsmith Theater
310 746-4000
Violins of Hope documentary followed by special concert by L.A. based Delirium Musicum performing on Violins of Hope instruments.
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Bram Goldsmith TheaterApril 04 - 2020

RICORDANZA, (REMEMBRANCE) American Youth Symphony in collaboration with Violins of Hope
Pre-concert lecture in the West Lobby of Royce Hall 5:30 pm
Royce Hall at UCLA
(Ticketed event, FREE, reservations required) aysymphony.org/concerts-and-events/tickets AYS proudly presents the U.S. premiere by acclaimed composer and educator Richard Danielpour, performing on Violins of Hope instruments with Vladimir Chernov, baritone soloist.
Royce Hall at UCLAApril 05 - 2020

JERUSALEM QUARTET
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUN
The Jerusalem Quartet will perform works by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Brahms. The group debuted in 1996 and has since carried on the string quartet tradition with their award-winning performances and recordings.
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUNApril 07 - 2020

Violins of Hope history and musical performance
California State University
Fullerton Arts Week
California State UniversityApril 12 - 2020

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Children’s Concert
Jewish Youth Orchestra and High School Students performing. 323 651-3704
Jewish Youth Orchestra and High SchoolApril 16 - 2020

From Silence to Sound, Holocaust History with violin performance
Fresno School District
assembly presentation and discussion about the restored violins and their owners
Fresno School District
Stories and Music of Hope
Fresno Symphony Orchestra
Fresno Symphony Orchestra
New West Symphony Meet the Artist
Performance and interview University Village, Thousand Oaks.
Reservations required, 866-527-1204
Performance and interviewApril 17 - 2020

Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts,
Yom Hashoah Shabbat Service, dedicated to Violins of Hope.
www.bhtota.org
Yom Hashoah Shabbat ServiceApril 18 - 2020

Violins of Hope and New West Symphony
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Kavli Theatre
(Ticketed event, newwestsymphony.org/violins-of-hope-old)
Music Director Michael Christie, performing Alfred Newman’s Diary of Anne Frank Suite, and Jonathan Leshnoff’s Fourth Symphony, Heichalos, written expressly for Violins of Hope.
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Kavli TheatreApril 19 - 2020

Violins of Hope and New West Symphony
Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center, Camarillo
(Ticketed event, website) Program same as April 18.
Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center, Camarillo
Stories from The Violins of Hope
Temple Isaiah Theatrical/musical performance
World Premiere, created by Jewish Women’s Theater and LA Jewish Symphony music performed by members of the LAJS Chamber Players. (Tickets: www.jewishwomenstheatre.org)
Temple Isaiah Theatrical/musical performanceApril 20 - 2020

Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Memorial program dedicated to Violins of Hope
Valley Outreach Synagogue, Calabasas
Valley Outreach Synagogue, CalabasasApril 21 - 2020

Violins of Hope commemorating Yom Hashoah
Presentation and discussion with Avshi Weinstein accompanied by musical performance.

Stories from the Violins of Hope
Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades
An evening dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz.
Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades
Stories of Hope
Pacific Visions Theater, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach (Ticketed event, website)
For tickets to all Long Beach programs:
longbeachsymphony.org/concerts-events 562 436-3203 ext 1
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long BeachApril 22 - 2020

Book signing and lecture by James Grymes, author of Violins of Hope, Instruments of Hope and liberation to Mankind’s Darkest Hour.
Musicologist/author
James A. Grymes will discuss his book, followed by a mini-concert
Ticketed event: (310-200-6694)
Los AngelesApril 25 - 2020

Violins of Hope
Terrace Theater, Long Beach
Performing Arts Center. Long Beach Symphony Music Director Eckart Preu, featuring Niv Ashkenazi (Ticketed event) The Long Beach Symphony will perform Hatikvah from Munich (Williams), Theme from Schindlers List (Williams), Symphony No. 1, 2nd Mvmt, Psalm (Ben-Haim) & Requiem (Verdi)
Terrace Theater, Long BeachApril 26 - 2020
