The Pianist of Willesden Lane

Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane tells the true and inspirational story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish musician whose dreams of becoming a concert pianist are threatened by the looming war in Europe. When her parents get her a one-way ticket to England on the Kindertransport, a story of art preserving life begins.

Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival and adapted and directed by Hershey Felder, Grammy-nominated pianist Mona Golabek performs some of the world’s most beloved music as she shares her own mother’s riveting story of survival. The Pianist of Willesden Lane is infused with hope and invokes the life-affirming power of music.