29 Jul 2014
El Sistema at the Salzburg Festival
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Andre Previn at the BBC
Charismatic conductor and composer Andre Previn looks back at some of his greatest television moments, from thrilling performances of orchestral favourites by Mozart and Berlioz to his classic comedy encounter with Morecambe and Wise.
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