A very special concert, Violins of Hope will be presented by the Friends of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte- Carlo on Sunday, May 5 at 7:30pm at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco. Under the baton of the Orchestra’s Artistic and Musical Director, Gianluigi Gelmetti, violinists Shlomo Mintz and Cihat Askin will join the musicians of the acclaimed orchestra to play the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the so-called “Fate” Symphony that has become the symphony of hope. From an original idea, “Musical Chairs”, by Benny Boret and Yakov Adorn, it features a unique collection of violins – rescued from Holocaust victims and lovingly restored – in the workshop of renowned violin luthier, Amnon Weinstein. This concert is organized for the benefit of the University of Jerusalem, for the center for brain research and the environment. Learn more at www.opmc.mc
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To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Monte-Carlo and support the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, an exceptional travel experience has been arranged for a small, select group of friends of Monaco! This dream weekend includes attendance at the jewel in the crown of Monaco’s social calendar, the Bal de la Rose du Rocher, held under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and H.R.H. The Princess of Hanover, this year imagined by legendary designer, Karl Lagerfeld. 
To celebrate the January 16 debut (in Monaco and France) of Disney’s Finding Nemo in 3D, 400 lucky guests previewed the hit movie in the Principality on the weekend, courtesy of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (Monaco and US chapters), with Monaco’s Consulate General and Tourist Office in New York, and Disney Pixar. The USA branch of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation also collaborated with Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum and Scientific Center to produce 20 Fun Facts to educate kids on marine life and ocean conservation: 
