Recorded on location at the magnificent Durham Cathedral, "Sting: A Winter’s Night..." conjures the spirits of the season with a collection of songs, carols and lullabies spanning the centuries.
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Everyone’s favorite “Hitman” David Foster joins Great Performances superstar Andrea Bocelli for a new Christmas concert of holiday classics airing on Thanksgiving night.
Watch an abridged program featuring a the last movement from John Adams' City Noir and the first movement from Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major.
See John Adams, composer of the new work City Noir performed for the inaugural concert, in an interview conducted by Paula Zahn for WNET.org's weekly SundayArts program.
- Dudamel at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
When Gustavo Dudamel’s in town, you go. In November 2008, Jennifer Melick, blogger for WNET.org's SundayArts, reviewed his performance with the Israeli Philharmonic at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
In 2008 in Los Angeles, "Dudamania" was in full swing in light of Dudamel's new position with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- Download Two Free Tracks of Gustavo Dudamel's Music
Learn about a special offer to download two tracks of Dudamel's music for free.
On the program for Dudamel's inaugural concert are Gustav Mahler and the world premiere of that latest work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, City Noir.
GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the passing of Mary Travers of the iconic, 1960s folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary and a steadfast supporter of public television.
- The Vienna Philharmonic Plays Strauss
Watch the Vienna Philharmonic play a section of Johann Strauss' Wiener Blut and the the dramatic fireworks that conclude the concert at Schönbrunn.



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