Bravo to the husband and wife team of Luis Grinhauz on violin and Berta Rosenohl on piano of Musica Camerata for the wonderful concert they put on Sunday at the Harold Greenspon Auditorium in Côte Saint-Luc.
There was no admission charge, but people were asked to give donations as they entered in support of the children of Ashkelon, Israel. That is Côte Saint-Luc’s twin city which has been the victim of countless rocket attacks from Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Luis and Berta performed some Hanukkah songs as well as pieces from the likes of Fritz Kreisler, Felix Mendelssohn, Enrique Granados, Jan Sibelius, Johanne Brahms, Maria Theresia Von Paradis, John Williamsm Astor Piazzolla, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaichovsky and Bedrich Smetana.
Married since the 1960s, Luis and Berta established Musica Camerata more than 50 years ago. Luis is from Argentina’s Entre Ríos Province, where Polish and Russian Jews found haven on farms and ranches after fleeing pogroms. Berta is from Buenos Aires. Both chose to study in the United States, at Indiana University. They arrived in Quebec in 1970, when Luis joined the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. I am proud to say that the couple are District 2 constituents of mine.
If you’d like to contribute to the Ashkelon fund go to https://cotesaintluc.org/Ashkelon