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当前位置:首页 > 行业资料 > 教育/培训 > 高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力社会生活90岁纳粹屠杀幸存者与马友友同台演出素材
190岁纳粹屠杀幸存者与马友友同台演出A90-year-oldHolocaustsurvivorwillmakehisorchestraldebutwithrenownedcellistYo-YoMaonTuesdaytobenefitafoundationdedicatedtopreservingtheworkofartistsandmusicianskilledbytheNazis.一名90岁的纳粹大屠杀幸存者当天在波士顿交响乐大厅和华裔大提琴家马友友同台演出,给特雷津音乐基金会筹集资金,该音乐会一直致力于保护在大屠杀中遇难的艺术家和音乐家的作品。MaandGeorgeHorner,aretireddoctorwholivesnearPhiladelphia,embracedwarmlyinasmallroomatBoston'sSymphonyHallonTuesdayafternoonbeforeabriefrehearsal.2MathankedHornerforhelpingtheTerezinMusicFoundation,namedforthetownofTerezin,siteofanunusualJewishghetto(贫民区)inwhatwasthenGerman-occupiedCzechoslovakia.Evenamiddeathandhardlabor,Nazisoldiersthereallowedprisonerstostageperformances.OnTuesdaynight,theywillplaymusiccomposed70yearsagowhenHornerwasincarcerated(监禁).It'sanextraordinarylinktothepast,saidconcertorganizerMarkLudwig,wholeadsthefoundation.HornerplayedpianoandaccordionintheTerezincabarets,includingtuneswrittenbyfellowinmateKarelSvenk.OnTuesday,HornerwillplaytwoofSvenk'sworkssolo-amarchandalullaby(摇篮曲)-andthenteamupwithMaforathirdpiececalledHowCometheBlackManSitsintheBackoftheBus?Svenkdidnotsurvivethegenocide.Buthismusicallegacyhas,dueinparttoachancemeetingofLudwig,ascholarofTerezincomposers,andHorner,whoneverforgotthesongsthatwerewrittenandplayedincaptivity.Still,LudwigfoundithardtoaskHornertoperformpiecesladenwithsuchdifficultmemories.Toasksomebodywho...playedthisinthecamps,that'saskingalot,saidLudwig.YetHornerreadilyagreedtowhathedescribedasanoblemission.Itdidn'thurtthathewouldbesharingthestagewithMa-evenifhethoughtLudwigwasjokingatfirst.Itoldhim,'Doyouwantmetoswallowthatone?'Hornerrecalledwithalaugh.Icouldn'tbelieveitbecauseit'safantasticthingforme.Masaidbeforetheperformancethathehopeditwillinspirepeopletoabetterfuture.Igrewupwiththewords,'neveragain,'saidMa,whowasborn10yearsaftertheendofWorldWarIIrevealedthescopeoftheHolocaust.ItiskindofinconceivablethattherearepeoplewhosaytheHolocaustdidn'texist.GeorgeHornerisalivingcontradictionofwhatthosepeoplearesaying.HesaidHornerwasabletosurvivebecausehehadmusic,becausehehadfriends,becausethepowerofmusiccouldfillintheemptyspaces.3TomeGeorgeHornerisahugehero,andisahugeinspiration,Masaid.Heisawitnesstoawindow,andtoasliceofhistory,thatweneverwanttoseeagain,andyetwekeepseeingversionsofthatallovertheworld.Ihopeweareinspiredbythatandwekeepthatmemoryforever.TheprogramfeaturesadditionalperformancesbyMaandtheHawthorneStringQuartet.Inastatement,Masaidhe'sgladthefoundationisgivingvoicethroughmusictothosewhosevoiceshavebeentragicallysilenced.Hornerwas21whenhewasfreedbyAlliedsoldiersin1945afterservingtimeatTerezin,AuschwitzandBuchenwald.Hisparentsandsisterperishedinthecamps.AndthoughhisbackstillbearsthescarsofaNazibeating,heremainsspryandseemsmuchyoungerthanhis90years.WhenHornerfoundoutabouttheduet(二重奏)withMa,Ludwigsaid,Hewassoexcited,tomehesoundedlikeateenager.
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