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190岁纳粹屠杀幸存者与马友友同台演出A90-year-oldHolocaustsurvivorwillmakehisorchestraldebutwithrenownedcellistYo-YoMaonTuesdaytobenefitafoundationdedicatedtopreservingtheworkofartistsandmusicianskilledbytheNazis.一名90岁的纳粹大屠杀幸存者当天在波士顿交响乐大厅和华裔大提琴家马友友同台演出，给特雷津音乐基金会筹集资金，该音乐会一直致力于保护在大屠杀中遇难的艺术家和音乐家的作品。MaandGeorgeHorner,aretireddoctorwholivesnearPhiladelphia,embracedwarmlyinasmallroomatBoston'sSymphonyHallonTuesdayafternoonbeforeabriefrehearsal.2MathankedHornerforhelpingtheTerezinMusicFoundation,namedforthetownofTerezin,siteofanunusualJewishghetto（贫民区）inwhatwasthenGerman-occupiedCzechoslovakia.Evenamiddeathandhardlabor,Nazisoldiersthereallowedprisonerstostageperformances.OnTuesdaynight,theywillplaymusiccomposed70yearsagowhenHornerwasincarcerated（监禁）.It'sanextraordinarylinktothepast,saidconcertorganizerMarkLudwig,wholeadsthefoundation.HornerplayedpianoandaccordionintheTerezincabarets,includingtuneswrittenbyfellowinmateKarelSvenk.OnTuesday,HornerwillplaytwoofSvenk'sworkssolo-amarchandalullaby（摇篮曲）-andthenteamupwithMaforathirdpiececalledHowCometheBlackManSitsintheBackoftheBus?Svenkdidnotsurvivethegenocide.Buthismusicallegacyhas,dueinparttoachancemeetingofLudwig,ascholarofTerezincomposers,andHorner,whoneverforgotthesongsthatwerewrittenandplayedincaptivity.Still,LudwigfoundithardtoaskHornertoperformpiecesladenwithsuchdifficultmemories.Toasksomebodywho...playedthisinthecamps,that'saskingalot,saidLudwig.YetHornerreadilyagreedtowhathedescribedasanoblemission.Itdidn'thurtthathewouldbesharingthestagewithMa-evenifhethoughtLudwigwasjokingatfirst.Itoldhim,'Doyouwantmetoswallowthatone?'Hornerrecalledwithalaugh.Icouldn'tbelieveitbecauseit'safantasticthingforme.Masaidbeforetheperformancethathehopeditwillinspirepeopletoabetterfuture.Igrewupwiththewords,'neveragain,'saidMa,whowasborn10yearsaftertheendofWorldWarIIrevealedthescopeoftheHolocaust.ItiskindofinconceivablethattherearepeoplewhosaytheHolocaustdidn'texist.GeorgeHornerisalivingcontradictionofwhatthosepeoplearesaying.HesaidHornerwasabletosurvivebecausehehadmusic,becausehehadfriends,becausethepowerofmusiccouldfillintheemptyspaces.3TomeGeorgeHornerisahugehero,andisahugeinspiration,Masaid.Heisawitnesstoawindow,andtoasliceofhistory,thatweneverwanttoseeagain,andyetwekeepseeingversionsofthatallovertheworld.Ihopeweareinspiredbythatandwekeepthatmemoryforever.TheprogramfeaturesadditionalperformancesbyMaandtheHawthorneStringQuartet.Inastatement,Masaidhe'sgladthefoundationisgivingvoicethroughmusictothosewhosevoiceshavebeentragicallysilenced.Hornerwas21whenhewasfreedbyAlliedsoldiersin1945afterservingtimeatTerezin,AuschwitzandBuchenwald.Hisparentsandsisterperishedinthecamps.AndthoughhisbackstillbearsthescarsofaNazibeating,heremainsspryandseemsmuchyoungerthanhis90years.WhenHornerfoundoutabouttheduet（二重奏）withMa,Ludwigsaid,Hewassoexcited,tomehesoundedlikeateenager.