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Tchaikovsky from Leningrad

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Extracts from some of Tchaikovsky's most popular works are presented in a gala concert held on 1 December to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. Itzhak Perlman , Yo-Yo Ma and Jessye Norman , making her Soviet debut, all perform with the Leningrad Philharmonic
Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov. The grand finale is the 1812 Overture with fireworks and cannons outside in Pushkin Square. Director Brian Large
A Cami Video production

Contributors

Unknown:
Itzhak Perlman
Unknown:
Jessye Norman
Conducted By:
Yuri Temirkanov.
Director:
Brian Large
Source: Radio Times

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