Isaac Stern
Michael Freedland hears from virtuoso violinist Isaac Stern and delves into the archive to listen again to George Jessel’s 1950 funeral oration for the entertainer Al Jolson.
Michael Freedland talks to El Al executive Gaby Matar about travel to Israel just weeks after the Yom Kippur war, hears from virtuoso violinist Isaac Stern about performing for the troops involved in that conflict, delves into the archive to listen again to George Jessel’s 1950 funeral oration for the entertainer Al Jolson, and hears a closing tale from actor Robert Rietti.
This is a programme from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive, originally broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio in the 1970s. Aspects of the programme reflect the time when it was made and due to rights considerations, the music may be shorter than in the original programme.
