Prague Spring Music Festival Violin Competition AKA Prague Spring Music Festival (1949)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Prague, Czechoslovakia CU Apple blossom. MS Fruit tree in blossom. LS Low angle, a castle or church on a hill. LS View over Prague and the river, with bridges. (3 shots). LS Stage of the concert hall where the finals in the “Jan Kubelik“ International Violin Competition are being held. LS, MS. & CU of Alan Loveday (English) playing 1st Movement of Tchaikowsky’s Concerto in D-Major, gaining 3rd place. LS, MS. & CU of Victor Pickeisen (Russian) in 2nd place playing 3rd Movement of Tchaikowsky’s Concerto in D-Major. LS, MS. & CU of Igor Bezrodnyj, (Russian) playing Brahms concerto in D-Major. MS Conductor of orchestra congratulating Bezrodnyj. LS Orchestra and Bezrodnyj, audience applauding. Note: “Date received“ on original paperwork reads: 27/06/1949. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.