Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Anatoli Kotscherga & Kolja Blacher
Europakonzert 1996: Saint Petersburg
Video Director: Brian Large - Artist: Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Anatoli Kotscherga & Kolja Blacher - Soloist: Anatoli Kotscherga & Kolja Blacher - Producer: EuroArts / VIDEAL/brilliant media - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
Europakonzert 1996: Saint Petersburg
The beautiful Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg formed the background for the 1996 edition of the annual Europakonzert of the Berliner Philharmoniker. In honour of the Russian hosts, the concert opened with highlights from Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet', followed by the Cavatina from Rachmaninoff's opera 'Aleko'. After the intermission, Kolja Blacher featured in the two 'Violin Romances' by Beethoven, followed by a performance of his 'Seventh Symphony'. The orchestra is led by maestro Claudio Abbado.