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Mona Golabek is an author, actress and Grammy Nominated concert pianist. She has an important and touching Holocaust related story. It's about her mother, Lisa Jura, at the time a 14 year old pianist living with her family in Vienna, who escaped from the Nazis to England via the Kindertransport program. Mona has written a book about this called “The Children of Willesden Lane”. She subsequently adapted it into a stage version which played in New York, London and elsewhere, starring Mona and for which she received several Best Actress nominations. Later still Mona created a foundation which has brought her mother's story to over 10 million students and communities around the world. In addition to all this, Mona is a Grammy nominated pianist and the subject of several documentaries including “Concert For Mona” with Zubin Mehta. My featured song is “Ma Petite Fleur”. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.—----------------------------------------Connect with Mona:www.holdontoyourmusic.org—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S RECENT SINGLES:“ROUGH RIDER” is Robert's latest single. It's got a Cool, ‘60s, “Spaghetti Western”, Guitar-driven, Tremolo sounding, Ventures/Link Wray kind of vibe!CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL VIDEOCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—--------------------------------“LOVELY GIRLIE” is a fun, Old School, rock/pop tune with 3-part harmony. It's been called “Supremely excellent!”, “Another Homerun for Robert!”, and “Love that Lovely Girlie!”Click HERE for All Links—----------------------------------“THE RICH ONES ALL STARS” is Robert's single featuring the following 8 World Class musicians: Billy Cobham (Drums), Randy Brecker (Flugelhorn), John Helliwell (Sax), Pat Coil (Piano), Peter Tiehuis (Guitar), Antonio Farao (Keys), Elliott Randall (Guitar) and David Amram (Pennywhistle).Click HERE for the Official VideoClick HERE for All Links—----------------------------------------“SOSTICE” is Robert's single with a rockin' Old School vibe. Called “Stunning!”, “A Gem!”, “Magnificent!” and “5 Stars!”.Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's ballad arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene and turned into a horn-driven Samba. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links.—-------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES”. Robert's Jazz Fusion “Tone Poem”. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

Discover the inspiring illustrated true story about one girl's escape from the Holocaust to become a concert pianist against all odds, made popular by the beloved novel The Children of Willesden Lane. In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city—particularly the Jewish people that lived there—Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They chose to send Lisa to London for safety through the Kindertransport—a rescue effort that relocated Jewish children. As Lisa yearned to be reunited with her family while living in a home for refugee children on Willesden Lane, her music became a beacon of hope for those around her. A true story of courage, survival, and determination, this compelling tribute to a gifted young girl has already touched the lives of many around the world. Originally published in 2017 for older readers, The Children of Willesden Lane has sold hundreds of thousands of copies globally; now this picture book retelling will inspire a new generation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slothslovetoread/message

Guest host Richard Dugan talks with Grammy-nominated pianist Mona Golabek who will performs some of the world's most beloved music as she shares her mother's riveting true story of survival ... The post The Pianist of Willesden Lane appeared first on Elizabeth Appraisals.

Mona Golabek's 2002 book, The Children of Willesden Lane, a True Story of Hope and Survival, chronicles her mother's experience with the Kindertransport.  Mona is a celebrated concert pianist for whom the expression "Hold on to your music" has a deeply personal meaning.  Our conversation was truly moving.

The Children of Willesden Lane is a multi-layered programme that was presented this past week in collaboration with the Cape Town and Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centres. The programme was devised by the concert pianist MONA GOLABEK, whose book called The Children of Willesden is the moving story of her mother, Lisa Jura. Lisa was one of more than 10,000 Jewish children brought to England during World War 2 as part of the kindertransport – a mission to rescue children threatened by the Nazis.

This podcast episode is for Positive Energy's listeners to get to know the host and her friend a little more! While you do that, we're also discussing our favorite book recommendations! Listener messenger link for shoutouts and ideas: https://anchor.fm/leah-elizabeth7/message Website: https://positiveenergypodc.wixsite.com/weeklynewsrecap Business Email: positive.energy.podcast0808@gmail.com Books Mentioned: Wonder by R.J. Palacio; Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli; Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy; The Children of Willesden Lane by Nola Golabek and Lee Cohen; The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel; Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson; Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, and Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Anchor link: anchor.fm/leah-elizabeth7 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This podcast is brought to you by Hershey Felder's A Paris Love Story. Hershey has been renowned all over the world for his unique one-man shows, in which he portrays a range of iconic composers including Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Rachmaninoff. He both acts and performs extracts from works by the different composers. During this lockdown period, he has adapted these plays for film and are available to stream as part of his "Live From Florence" series. A Paris Love Story is the latest play available for streaming and has a semi-biographical narrative, in which he plays Debussy looking at Hershey's life. Earlier this week, I talked to Hershey about the play, what the music of Debussy means to him, the creative process behind his plays and adapting them for the camera. To purchase A Paris Love Story and the other films in Hershey's "Live From Florence" series, go to https://www.hersheyfelder.net. Named to Time Magazine’s 2016 Top 10 Plays and Musicals, Hershey Felder has played over 6,000 performances of his self-created solo productions at some of the world’s most prestigious theatres and has broken box office records consistently. American Theatre Magazine has said, “Hershey Felder is in a category all his own.” His shows include: George Gershwin Alone (Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, West End’s Duchess Theatre); Monsieur Chopin; Beethoven; Maestro (Leonard Bernstein); Franz Liszt in Musik, Lincoln: An American Story, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, Our Great Tchaikovsky, and A Paris Love Story. His compositions and recordings include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings; Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes Thematiques for Piano; and An American Story for Actor and Orchestra. Hershey is the adaptor, director and designer for the internationally performed play-with-music The Pianist of Willesden Lane with Steinway artist Mona Golabek; producer and designer for the musical Louis and Keely: ‘Live’ at the Sahara, directed by Taylor Hackford; and writer and director for Flying Solo, featuring opera legend Nathan Gunn. Upcoming projects include Anna and Sergei, a new play featuring the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff; as well as a new musical based on the award-winning book Out on a Ledge by Eva Libitzky. Hershey has operated a full-service production company since 2001. He has been a scholar-in-residence at Harvard University’s Department of Music and is married to Kim Campbell, the first female Prime Minister of Canada. Interview with Hershey recorded 24th November 2020; podcast released 26th November 2020. Music used in the podcast: Music by audionautix.com. "Alla What (parody)," Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Used in full and edited forms for the podcast. Claude Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (L. 86). Performed by the Columbia University Orchestra. Sourced from Musopen (track licensed under the Creative Common License Public Domain Mark 1.0).

In this podcast we chat about some amazing YA books on our new November Display. We also review our half-time reads. 'The 57 Bus' by Dashka Slater (1.30), 'Children of Virtue & Vengeance' by Tomi Adeyemi (3.01), 'Dark Whispers' by Vashti Hardy (3.20), 'Get me out of here' by Andy McNab & Phil Earle (3.36), Manga discussion (4.53), 'Children of Willesden Lane' by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen (6.30), 'Saving Midnight' by Suzy Zail (7),'tattoist of Aushwitz' by Heather Morris (7.28), 'Evie's War' by Hollie Web (8.12), 'Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' by Suzanne Collins (10.30), 'The Good Thieves' by Katherine Rundell (12.10), 'Nowhere on Earth' by Nick Lake (14.36) and 'The Silent Twins' by Marjorie Wallace (16.06) Links to the Criminal Podcast -> https://thisiscriminal.com/episodes Our Youtube: November Display Video -> https://youtu.be/tDvsUEpt-aM Chat to us on Twitter @Lounge_Learning

Fine Music Radio — The Children of Willesden Lane is a multi-layered programme that was presented this past week in collaboration with the Cape Town and Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centres. The programme was devised by the concert pianist MONA GOLABEK, whose book called The Children of Willesden is the moving story of her mother, Lisa Jura. Lisa was one of more than 10,000 Jewish children brought to England during World War 2 as part of the kindertransport – a mission to rescue children threatened by the Nazis.

Libby Purves meets broadcaster Griff Rhys Jones; concert pianist Mona Golabek; playwright Lee Tannen and horticulturalist Marcelo Sellaro. Lee Tannen is an author and playwright. He has written a play based on his memoir, I Loved Lucy, about his friendship with the legendary comedienne, Lucille Ball. He met her as a 10-year-old and became her close friend and companion until her death in 1989. I Loved Lucy is at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London. Mona Golabek is a concert pianist who tells her mother's story in The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, the one-woman show is the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist dreaming about her concert debut at Vienna's Musikverein concert hall. But with the issuing of new ordinances under the Nazi regime, everything for Lisa changes, except for her love of music, as she is torn from her family and sent onto the Kindertransport to London. The Pianist of Willesden Lane is at the St. James Theatre, London. Griff Rhys Jones is a comedian, writer, actor and presenter. He presents Griff's Great Britain in which he sets out to explore eight quintessentially British areas from downs to highlands and coasts to wolds. He started out as a radio producer and at 26 he began to appear on the sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News. Jones and his comedy partner Mel Smith became household names, thanks, in part, to their programme Alas Smith and Jones, which ran from 1984 to 1998. Griff's Great Britain is broadcast on ITV. Marcelo Sellaro is a horticulturalist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Born in Brazil, he has a passion for bromeliads and tends Kew's collection which originates from the southern United States, South America and the West Indies. Kew's 21st annual Orchids Festival will feature orchids and other tropical plants adorning the architecture of the glasshouse to create the flora of Brazil during Carnival season. Orchids Festival 2016 is at the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Classical pianist Mona Golabek is a winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and a recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant. She is also now a stage performer, telling the story of her mother’s life in the one-woman show The Pianist of Willesden Lane, now playing at 59E59 Theaters. Golabek’s mother, Lisa Jura, was one of the children sent from Nazi-occupied Europe to England on what is known as the Kindertransport. Although Golabek is the only person on stage, she has an ally to help tell her mother’s story: a grand piano, which Golabek plays throughout the show. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood offers a review of The Pianist of Willesden Lane, adapted and directed by Hershey Felder.

Inspiring talks and workshops about happiness, work, local history and more are taking place at Birkbeck’s pop-up university in Willesden Green until 31 May. In this podcast, Annette McCone, Birkbeck’s Widening Access Manager, explains why this hub for outreach activities was created to offer local residents the opportunity to explore new topics and find out about studying at Birkbeck. David Tross, associate lecturer at Birkbeck’s School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, also describes his 10-week series of talks about happiness, which are taking place at the pop-up university in Queens Parade, Willesden Lane, NW2 5HT. For more information about the free events led by Birkbeck’s academics at the pop-up university see the online programme - http://ow.ly/w9JHk

Guest: Mona Golabek, author and star of the one-woman show "The Pianist of Willesden Lane"; Program hosted by Barbara Lewis