Description
Israel’s 30th Independence Day Concert
1978
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Leontyne Price, soprano
Ben-Haim: Fanfare to Israel
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, second and third movements
Bach: Double Concerto (arranged for violin and flute), first movement
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1, third movement
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Verdi: “Pace, pace”, aria from the opera La forza del destino
Puccini: “Vissi d’arte”, aria from the opera Tosca
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
We thank Kan 11, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, for helping us bring this moment to you exactly as it was broadcast at the time