Bernstein's Ode to Freedom in Berlin
1989 · Event
Weeks after the Wall falls, Bernstein conducts Beethoven's Ninth with an East–West orchestra in Berlin, changing Schiller's 'Freude' to 'Freiheit'.
On these timelines: Classical Music, Germany, Master, Cold War
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