Violins of Hope comes to the Queen City
Violins of Hope will make it’s Carolina appearance between April 9-24 at various venues across Charlotte. This initiative is a joint partnership with Queens University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as cultural institutions from the area.
Included are exhibits with poetry and artwork created by the camp’s children. The exhibits, along with film screenings, lectures and concerts are held at a various locations.
Featured are 18 violins that were recovered from the Holocaust. None of these “lost children” have been assembled and played together in the Western Hemisphere until now. They are being used in a series of programs that explore the instruments’ extraordinary stories.
Amnon Weinstein, a master violinmaker from Israel, has been the person responsible for recovering these instruments, including restoring them to playing condition so they could be shared with audiences.
For more information, full schedules and more, visit violinsofhopecharlotte.com.