An all Bartók programme featuring one of the leading violinists - Gidon Kremer - and one of the world's leading viola players - Yuri Bashmet. The Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Pierre Boulez, conclude this concert with the The Miraculous Mandarin, a work composed in 1918-1919. By the time it was premiered, the score caused a scandal due to the eroticism of its argument.

Cast

Gidon Kremer

Self - violin

Pierre Boulez

Self - conductor

Yuri Bashmet

Self - alto

Berliner Philharmoniker

Self - orchestra