Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.8, Kurt Sanderling, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1997

Off air tape from German public radio NHK, not available as part of the BPO digital concert hall. Listen to this performance of Shostakovich 15th symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic, the only other public performance of Sanderling and this orchestra: 8th: Legendary performance of this symphony by a conductor who worked very closely with the composer. In this concert he was a substitute for the ill Günther Wand on short notice. Günther Wand was scheduled to conduct Schubert symphonies No. 8 and 9.