Long Beach Symphony is proud to present Songs and Stories of Hope, a chamber concert commemorating and featuring a unique collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust – many of them in concentration camps, and this program focuses specifically on music composed and performed in the Theresienstadt camp from 1941 to 1945. Saved and painstakingly restored by Israeli luthier Amnon Weinstein and his son, Avshi, these instruments represent the love and tragedy of many musicians and listeners; the destiny of millions of people; and the power of music to transcend the darkest hours of humanity.

Featuring;

Avshalom (Avshi) Weinstein, Founder

Dr. James A. Grymes, Author Violins of Hope

Teresa Buchholz, Mezzo

Niv Ashkenazi, Violin