Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1

The Leningrad Philharmonic is featured together with one of the greatest Tchaikovsky conductors of our time, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky in their first visit to the London Proms in 1971. This was a major event at the time with one of Tchaikovsky's best known symphonies in brilliant stereo and 'live'. Also included is the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring Rostropovich and the Leningrad Philharmonic from the 1961 Edinburgh Festival.