Violins of Hope
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| כינורות של תקווה | |
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| Founder | Amnon Weinstein |
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| Type | Non-profit corporation |
| Purpose | Education |
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Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
The Violins of Hope (Hebrew: כינורות של תקווה) is a collection of Holocaust-related string instruments in Tel Aviv, Israel. The instruments serve to educate and memorialize the lives of prisoners in concentration camps through concerts, exhibitions and other projects.[1] The collection is owned by father and son team Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, who are both violin makers.
In the first decade of the new millennium, Weinstein started to use the instruments of the Violins of Hope collection to initiate concerts combined with educational events teaching about the Holocaust.
| Year | Location and Musicians |
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| 2008 | Jerusalem, Israel: Symphonette Orchestra and the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra with Shlomo Mintz[2] |
| 2010 | Switzerland, SION International Music Festival. Exhibition of selected instruments and concert with Shlomo Mintz[3] |
| 2011 | Madrid, Spain, concert on occasion of International Remembrance Day with Shlomo Mintz, Cihat Askin, Hillel Zori, Sander Sittig, Enrique Perez and Emilio Navidad[4]
Maastricht, Netherlands: concert with Amati Ensemble and photo exhibition[5] |
| 2012 | Charlotte, North Carolina: extensive program at the UNC Charlotte with concerts, exhibition, film screenings et al.[6] |
| 2013 | Monaco: Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte Carlo, conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti, with Schlomo Mintz[7] |
| 2014 | Rome, Italy
Villa Musica, Neuwied: Exhibition and concerts with Gil Sharon and Elina Gurewitz[8][9] |
| 2015 | Berlin, Germany: Exhibition and concert with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Simon Rattle[10]
Cleveland, Ohio: Exhibitions and concert with members of the Cleveland Orchestra, ongoing project[11] |
| 2016 | Monterrey, Mexico: Concert with Esperanza Azteca Orchestra, conducted by Yoel Levi with Shlomo Mintz and Cihat Askin[12] |
| 2017 | Jacksonville, Florida: concert with members of the Jacksonville Symphony, part of a month long Anne Frank exhibit[14]
Sarasota, Florida: concert and exhibition[15] London, England: concert and fundraiser Washington, DC, Library of Congress[16] Bucharest, Romania: concert with, among others, Gil Sharon and Hillel Zori[17] |
| 2018 | Cincinnati, Ohio: The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Louis Langrée; The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra conducted by Eckart Preu[18]
Dachau, Germany |
| 2019 | Knoxville, Tennessee: Exhibit and concert with Knoxville Symphony Orchestra[22]
Phoenix, Arizona: Exhibits and concert February through March[23] Auschwitz, Poland: musical interludes were performed on selected instruments during the opening ceremony for the exhibition "Through the Lens of Faith"[24] |
| 2021 | Richmond, Virginia: Exhibits and concert with the Richmond Symphony[25]
Reading, Pennsylvania: Exhibits and concerts with Reading Symphony Orchestra and local colleges[26] |
| 2022 | Portland, Maine: Exhibits and concerts with the Portland Symphony Orchestra[27] |
| 2023 | New Orleans, Louisiana: Exhibits and concerts with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the National World War II Museum.[28][29][30][31] |