A Berlin Phil violist plays Yizkor for his nephew, held hostage in Gaza

A Berlin Phil violist plays Yizkor for his nephew, held hostage in Gaza

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norman lebrecht

October 18, 2023

Amihai Grosz, principal viola of the Berlin Philharmonic, is sleepless with worry for his Israeli nephew, who is one of the 200 hostages snatched by Hamas and held to ransom in Gaza.

Amihai has authorised the Israel Camerata to upload his performance of Yizkor (remember) by Odon Partos, as a means of drawing attention to his nephew’s pligh. The work, for viola and orchestra, was composed in commemoration of the Holocaust in 1946.

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