Evgeny Svetlanov Conducts...

"Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov"

"TCHAIKOVSKY, P.: Manfred Symphony "

"This 1989 concert was Yevgeny Svetlanov's only encounter with the Berlin Philharmonic. His widow Nina wrote the following recollections of the Berlin performance: ""Evgeny Svetlanov was very pleased with the choice of repertoire, especially with Tchaikovsky's Manfred. Usually promoters asked him to perform Tchaikovsky's Symphonies Nos.4, 5 or 6 when he was on tour abroad...[After the concert, as she and Svetlanov were preparing to leave, the director of the Philharmonic came to the dressing room to inform them that] the public was still there, the hall was still full and there was a standing ovation that would not end. Evgeny Svetlanov, who was already dressed in his coat with an umbrella in his hands, came out on the stage immediately. He saw the audience standing and screaming, greeting him with endless applause...And when the commotion died down he said, in German, 'As long as I live, I will never forget this evening'""."

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