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For One Night Only: Bernstein in Berlin

For One Night Only - Bernstein in Berlin

On Christmas Day 1989, Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Choral Symphony.

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Synopsis

Paul Gambaccini recalls classic concerts. On Christmas Day 1989, six weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 9.

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