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.
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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.
- Preview of The Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2009
Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim the internationally-renowned Vienna Philharmonic performs an open-air concert in the historic Baroque Park overlooking Schönbrunn Palace.
In this clip, gifted performers remember how Karajan pushed them in their art and to to find expression in the music, and Karajan's daughters recall sailing with their dad.
- Preview of Karajan, Or Beauty as I See It
As music director of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, Herbert von Karajan remains one of the most discussed, analyzed and written-about conductors of all time.
- Historian Tyler Stovall on Montmartre
Tyler Stovall explains the African American community centered around Montmartre outside of Paris, a community filled with key players in black literature and music.
- Historian Tyler Stovall on Bricktop's
Tyler Stovall recounts the days of the Bricktop's, a club at the center of the scene in Montmartre.
- Historian Tyler Stovall on WWII, Post-War, and Bebop
Tyler Stovall describes Arthur Briggs role during World War II in the Montmartre jazz scene, the role of jazz during and after the war, and the origins of Bebop.
- Preview of Harlem in Montmartre
This documentary features the stories and music of such key figures as James Reese Europe, Josephine Baker, Sidney Bechet, Bricktop, Eugene Bullard, and Django Reinhardt.


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