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ReferencePG/1968/0824B

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Programme for Britten, Piart and Rachmaninov concert in Edinburgh

Date24 Aug 1968

DescriptionConcert series:
Edinburgh International Festival 1968
Works performed:
Britten: Symhony for cello and orchestra; Piart: Perpetuum Mobile; Rachmaninov: Symphony no2;
Date:
24 August 1968
Venue:
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Performers:
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; State Orchestra of the USSR; Evgenij Svetlanov, conductor
One copy includes a letter given to the audience explaining that due to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia the Orchestra will not play the national anthemns. Also reproduced in the letter is the message given to each member of the orchestra stating that we abhor the actions of the Russian government.

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