Berlin 750 Years
(81 min; 1987; dvd)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

In 1987, Berlin celebrated the 750th anniversary of its founding, and on May 1st, a significant musical event opened the official celebration of this anniversary. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of its Music Director, Herbert von Karajan, played the Divertimento in D major, K. 334 by Mozart and the sensational tone poem Thus Spake Zarathustra by Richard Strauss. 

Introduced by Sunit Tandon