
Somestoriesgetlostintheturmoiloftheirtimes.Itisoftenonlyinretrospectthatwecandiscoverthetrueshapersofhistory.OnesuchmanistheprodigiousPolishviolinistBronislawHuberman.OrchestraofExilesexploresthisgreatman's4-yearodyssey,whichculminatesinthefoundingoftheorchestrathatwouldbecometheIsraelPhilharmonic.Hisfascinatingstorytouchesmanyofthemajorthemesofthe20thcenturyandtheunfoldingdramaofhislifeisriveting.DuringthedarkestdaysofaEuropebeingtornapartbyanti-SemitismandNaziaggression,Huberman'sextraordinaryeffortssavedhundredsofJewishfamiliesfromtheapproachingholocaustandhisachievementschangedthelandscapeofculturalhistory.BeforetheNaziscametopowerHubermanwasfocusedonlyonbuildinghisownmonumentalcareerbutwitnessingHitler'sagendawasacalltoactionthatHubermancouldnotignore...




