Only a few days after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert. The final chorus became an ode, not to joy, but to freedom. June Anderson, Sarah Walker, Klaus Koenig, and Jan-Hendrik Rootering perform with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kinderchor des Philharmonie Dresden, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, members of the Saechsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra of the Kirov Theater, Leningrad, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Orchestre du Paris.

Actors:

June Anderson,Klaus Koenig,Jan-Hendrik Rootering,Sarah Walker,Leonard Bernstein

Description:

Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert in Berlin only a few days after the fall of the Wall. It was filmed live on December 25, 1989 in the Schauspielhaus in Berlin.