Interview
Amnon Weinstein on the "Violins of Hope" Violins of Hope
A special concert for a special occasion: In January 2015, on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker played on violins which had once belonged to victims of the Holocaust. This project was made possible by the Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein who has collected and restored these instruments over many years.
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Ulrich Matthes
Guy Braunstein
Zvi Plesser
Duncan Ward
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