Reindeer Serenade - Russia

Dec 2000
Just below the North Pole arctic Russia is a snowy playground for Santa and his reindeer. All is still and quiet on these frozen wastelands. But magical music can be heard floating out across the tundra. Mozart played for the nomads and their reindeer by an extraordinary group of visiting musicians. Two international students, Lygia and Pia, founded the orchestra in the 1980's, when they were students at Moscow's world famous Tshcaikovsky Conservatory. Under Soviet rules foreigners were forbidden to perform with Russians. Lygia and Pia were pioneers in creating the 'Ensemble XXI'. Eleven years later the orchestra is one of the finest in Moscow, with musicians from all nations performing as far up as the North Pole.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[Khamomil]

This is one of the most moving videos I've seen. I got it by typing "reindeer" in the searchbox!

[obstinatejack]

vivaldi's four seasons, they played summer at 7:20

[ColinMeloy91]

at 7:26, what s the song played? 11:24?

[EdibleDude]

innamoratevi

They appreciate Mozart as much as reindeers do. You are right!

[innamoratevi]

Why do you fear pathos ? These are the moments one feel really alive and I thank me, thank God/s that I saw this clip and I thank the orchestra to go there and Mozart to live/have lived to compose music also for these people and the reindeers.

[wielband]

I reckon that you are pathetic, rathen than what the video is showing. It's good that things like these happen and that there are people who really care for the music to be available for everyone, not only for the ones who have money.

[EdibleDude]

Pathetic

[TomBandfield]

Nice. :-) What's the music that starts playing at 2:25, and 3:56?