MUSIC & COURAGE - JANET HORVATH/The Cello Still Sings

Thursday, Feb 26, 6:00pm 

MUSIC, COURAGE & CONSCIENCE, ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VANCOUVER HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTRE

JANET HORVATH / The Cello Still Sings - A Generational Story of the Holocaust and the Transformative Power of Music

A concert with legendary maestro Leonard Bernstein and Ms. Horvath’s father, in the Displaced Persons camps of Bavaria in 1948, is the catalyst that reveals her parents’ true story of resilience, as well as the lingering scars healed through the spiritual sustenance and power of music. Janet’s parents, both classical musicians and Holocaust survivors, buried who and what they were before.
A sweeping history of three generations darkened by the shadow of the Holocaust, the story
traces Ms. Horvath’s career and that of her father, in a vivid and fast-paced recounting of the de
cades of silence and deeply hidden secrets, the consequences of trauma, and the quest for truth.
The presentation will address the question: then as now, in divisive times, how can we approach
conversations with courage and conscience?
"Ms. Horvath's ability of unrestrained self-reflection combined with her eloquent writing style, her way
of summarizing complex events into comprehensible paragraphs will not let you put the book down."

A lifelong performing classical musician, soloist, author and educator, JANET HORVATH was the
Minnesota Orchestra’s associate principal cello. She has also published extensively and is a popular guest speaker and an advocate for injury prevention for musicians.