SFS on Great Performances Interviews

Michael Tilson Thomas interviews Yo-Yo Ma, Thomas Hampson, Dawn Upshaw and Jaime Bernstein for the San Francsico Symphony's appearance on PBS' Great Performances October 29, 2008. The San Francisco Symphony performed at Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein. To purchase the DVD, go to www.sfsymphony.org/store

San Francisco Symphonys All-Bernstein Carnegie Hall Concert to be Broadcast Nationally on Great Performances on PBS October 29

A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008 DVD to be released on SFS Media

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS)s September 24 all-Bernstein gala concert opening the Carnegie Hall 2008-09 season will be broadcast nationally Wednesday, October 29* on Thirteen/WNET New Yorks GREAT PERFORMANCES on PBS (check local listings) and released on DVD, on the Symphonys SFS Media label. Bay Area audiences can watch Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein on KQED Channel 9 and KQED-HD at 9 p.m. on October 29. The 90-minute program will repeat at 3 a.m. Thursday, October 30. It will also be broadcast on KQED Life on Thursday, October 30 at 8 p.m. and repeated on Friday, October 31 at 2 a.m.

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[subjulio]

God bless MTT!!

[celloguy]

Yeah I'd love to see the first Meditation from Mass played by Yo-Yo Ma . The DVD doesn't work in the UK :(

[TheKevinV08]

I wish someone could post the Leonard Bernstein concert...

[operacat1]

Yes, it is fascinating.

[chiara54324]

Thank you for posting this. It is a very interesting interview.