Presenter：Isaac Droscha 艾樂冊

One might not expect orchestral conducting to be such a battleground, yet Zubin Mehta feverishly organised a pick-up orchestra in seven days to perform at a refugee camp after the Hungarian Revolution. Jiří Bělohlávek became Chief Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic in 1990 after decades of travel restrictions. Sergiu Celibidache received his first major appointment in 1945 after his predecessor was mistakenly shot dead.

Anniversary Hour (rpt) with host Isaac Drosha celebrates the anniversaries of conductors whose achievements match their controversies and hardships.

4/6: Gustavo Dudamel
11/6: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
18/6: Joan Sutherland
25/6: Pau Casals
2/7: Nigel Kennedy