Velvet Revolution Concert - Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Neumann Backdrop Blur
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Velvet Revolution Concert - Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Neumann

Václav Neumann leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Choir, with soloists Gabriela Be?a?ková, Anne Gjevang, Günther Neumann, and Arthur Korn. This historic concert of December 14, 1989, given in support of the “Velvet Revolution” in Czechoslovakia, was attended by many prominent personalities, including Václav Havel, just weeks before he became the President of Czechoslovakia (later, the Czech Republic).

Top Cast

  • Václav Neumann

    Václav Neumann

    Conductor

  • Anne Gjevang

    Anne Gjevang

    Alto

  • Günther Neumann

    Günther Neumann

    Tenor

  • Artur Korn

    Artur Korn

Overview

Václav Neumann leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Choir, with soloists Gabriela Be?a?ková, Anne Gjevang, Günther Neumann, and Arthur Korn. This historic concert of December 14, 1989, given in support of the “Velvet Revolution” in Czechoslovakia, was attended by many prominent personalities, including Václav Havel, just weeks before he became the President of Czechoslovakia (later, the Czech Republic).

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