The Berlin Celebrations - 1989

This video montage celebrates the fall of Berlin Wall 20th anniversary (November 9, 1989). On November 11, 1989, Mstislav Rostropovich gave a impromptu performance (J. S. Bach Prelude from Suite No. 1) at the Berlin Wall as demonstrators tore it down, a show that was reported around the world. Later the cellist was rehabilitated by then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and he was able to return to Russia to perform. On Christmas Day, only six weeks later, due to the organizational skills of Leonard Bernste