Children of Willesden Lane
February 4, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
In this moving storytelling performance, internationally renowned concert pianist Mona Golabek performs some of the world’s most revered piano compositions as she shares her mother’s riveting story of survival during World War II. Filled with hope and the life-affirming power of music, this performance is based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen.
Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitzkrieg, The Children of Willesden Lane tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish musician who is dreaming about her concert debut at the storied Musikverein concert hall. When new ordinances are issued under the Nazi regime, everything changes for Lisa, except her love of music and the pursuit of her dream.
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