Concert with Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (OPMC)
In the Salle des Princes, premier of Violins of Hope world concert tour. the OPMC conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti, joined by violinists Shlomo Mintz and Cihat Askin, and Stephane Freiss, who narrates the story of the Violons de l'Espoir.
Some of the violins being played were recovered in pieces from liberated camps and ghettos at the end of WW2. Originally belonging to victims of the Holocaust, the instruments have been restored over the decades by Amnon Weinstein, master violin maker.
Program:
- Gianluigi Gelmetti, Ke'ev, new composition's world premier, written for the concert
- Ernest Bloch, Baal Shem for violin and orchestra
- Traditional, Avinu Malkeynu, arranged for orchestra by Cihat Askin
- Piotr Ilytch Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D, op. 35
- Ludwig Van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67, 4th movement
For reservations and tickets, phone +377 99 99 30 00 (Grimaldi Forum), or +377 98 06 28 28 (Casino atrium box office).
Concert organized by the Amis de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo for the benefit of Jerusalem University, to raise funds for the brain and environment research centre.
