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East Plays West at the UN

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

with Yehudi Menuhin and Jin Li.
The NHK Symphony Orchestra conductor Yuzo Toyama
At the 40th Anniversary United Nations Day Concert, recorded last month at the General Assembly Hall in New York, the NHK Symphony Orchestra from Japan played Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. Earlier, the young Chinese violinist Jin Li joined his teacher Sir Yehudi Menuhin to perform Bach's Concerto in D minor, for two violins and string orchestra.
Also in tonight's programme is the UN Hymn composed by Pablo Casals and Etenraku, a traditional work from the Japanese court transcribed for modern orchestra by Hidemaro Konoye
Executive producer PETER HOLLANDER
Producer MARTIN BUNNEL
Director HUMPHREY BURTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Yehudi Menuhin
Unknown:
Jin Li.
Conductor:
Yuzo Toyama
Unknown:
Yehudi Menuhin
Composed By:
Pablo Casals
Unknown:
Hidemaro Konoye
Producer:
Peter Hollander
Producer:
Martin Bunnel
Director:
Humphrey Burton
Source: Radio Times

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