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Juilliard String Quartet violist, Molly Carr
APPASSIONATO, a PBS documentary in the works by Jackie Paré, tells the powerful story of putting rare instruments where they belong—into the hands of gifted musicians. Thanks to generous donors, the star performers in this film carry these masterpieces—made hundreds of years ago in and around Cremona, Italy—into the world's most famous concert halls but also to some surprising places: prisons, war zones, poor African villages, ICU's, and veterinary hospitals.
Watch the trailer below!
Tessa Lark and Arnaud Sussmann
​APPASSIONATO’s mission is to connect more modern Medicis with masterful musicians for the greater good. ​
Palm Beach Chamber Music Society
These venerable instruments have endured wars, neglect, and the weathering of time, yet they are still begging to be heard. Through collaborations with rare instrument dealers, collectors, interactive museums like MIM, and organizations like Project: Music Heals Us, these works of art and the celebrated musicians who play them give countless people the chance to experience the power of music to transcend, to transport, and to heal.
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine in concert at MIM in Phoenix, AZ.
"Project: Music Heals Us" performing in a prison
Patron Karen Arrison with musicians Tim Fain and Francisco Fullana at Cornell Animal Hospital
I recently played in an ICU, right there in the room with people in their last minutes. It forever changed me.
Violin virtuoso Tessa Lark
We are all so lucky to play on these instruments. Three hundred years of history fell into my lap.
Juilliard String Quartet violist
Molly Carr
I can’t believe I have a Stradivarius in my hands.
Violinist extraordinaire
Arnaud Sussmann
