VIOLINS OF HOPE: Gil Shaham with The Festival Orchestra

Festival Orchestra Week concludes with the Violins of Hope,featuring a rare collection of restored violins from the Holocaust. Performing on the recovered instruments, the Orchestra will offer a program that honors the history, musicians and music of that time.  As guest soloist, world-renowned violinist Gil Shahamperforms Brahms’ virtuosic Violin Concerto and the Theme from Schindler’s List (John Williams).  The concert also includes Beethoven’s Leonore Overture, Gustav Mahler’s Totenfeier, andSchlof Main Kind, A Yiddish Lullaby by Allan Naplan.