Chamber Players International, celebrating its 50th Anniversary season, will present Violins of Hope, a concert on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. at LIU Post College’s Tilles Center, Krasnoff Hall, 720 Northern Blvd. in Brookville presented in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.
This will be the first appearance on Long Island of the world-famous instruments originally played by victims of the Nazi Concentration Camps, finally gathered together and restored for inspired music making once again.
Members of CPI’s chamber orchestra will offer this concert highlighting the Violins of Hope (https://www.violins-of-hope.com/). They’ll play these violins that survived the Holocaust, now restored in Israel by father-son violin makers, Amnon and Avshi Weinstein. Performers will include violinists Asi Matathias, Tosca Opdam and violin restorer Avshi Weinstein.
The program will be Bach’s “Concerto for Two Violins in d minor;” Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto, 1st Mvt;” Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto, 2nd Mvt” and other works, plus commentary by violin restorer Weinstein.
For tickets, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00005CA4E3D39259, and for more information, go to https://tillescenter.org/event/violins-of-hope/ or contact Chamber Players International toll-free at 877-444-4488.
Proceeds will support the work of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Glen Cove (https://www.hmtcli.org/).
The event is sponsored by SterlingRisk and the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center.
