Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa and featuring The Boston Pops conducted by Arthur Fiedler
The BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, which visits London next week, was founded in 1881 by financier Henry Lee Higginson. It has had many distinguished conductors during its 95 years, but paramount among them is Serge Koussevit zky, its Music Director from 1924 to 1949.
The music includes extracts from: Bartok Concerto for Orchestra Brahms Symphony No 2 Berlioz Rakoczy March
Ives Central Park in the Dark Ravel La Valse
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Soloist Isaac Stern
Executive producer MIKE WOOLLER Producer IAN ENGELMANN