The History Of The Berlin Philharmonic And Its Ominous Concert In The Final Days Of World War 2
All That's Interesting | 25.04.2026 22:00
As the Red Army closed in on the German capital in April 1945, the Berlin Philharmonic played on. With blackouts in the city and the sound of artillery fire in the distance, the symphony orchestra entertained a packed audience with a Beethoven concerto and the closing number from Richard Wagner’s Twilight of the Gods.
