The lights in the concert hall came on, allowing the audience to finally see the uniforms of the [Nazi] National Youth. In what is surely one of the most heroic moments in the history of music, the music lovers in attendance became enraged & attacked the demonstrators. [....] "In response to the chants of “Down with the Jews,” the Norwegian actor Hans Stormoen called out, “Down with the rioters.” [who were protesting against the possibility of the Jewish violinist Ernst Glaser playing at the concert].
A violin repairer whose father escaped the Holocaust repairs violins connected to it. This book comprises a series of essays about the playing of the violins in horrific circumstances and those who played them.