Playing Level: Very Good
The violin of Henry Brender was like an extension of his body and soul. It was a witness to the history of a prodigal young boy who grew up in Romania and studied music in world famous academies in Vienna and Budapest until World War II.
During the war, he was sent to a hard labor camp, taking his violin. He took his violin along when he escaped and joined a group of partisans.
Henry survived the war and soon became a successful soloist with the Bucharest Philharmonic. Life under the communist government of Romania was tough. Henry was detained and imprisoned for six months and later expelled from the orchestra for trying to immigrate to Israel. In 1960, he managed to immigrate and soon found a position as violinist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, where he played second violin until his retirement in 1985.
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