The Berliner Philharmoniker’s European Concert, held each year on 1 May, is invariably an international highlight. Performing in 2008 in Moscow's renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle presented outstanding performances of works by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Bruch, whose Violin Concerto featured one of today’s most fascinating artists, the Russian violinist Vadim Repin.
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Bruch: Concerto for Violin No.1, op.26
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major, op. 92
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Have you watched Europakonzert 2008 from Moscow yet? What did you think about it?
