Name: Radio France Orchestra Christmas Concert - The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Uploaded: 2021-03-24T17:00:00.000+01:00
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Description: The orchestra performs works by Tchaikovsky and Georgy Sviridov, Mikko Franck conducts.

Concert de Noël de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Weihnachtskonzert des Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Radio France Orchestra Christmas Concert

Concierto de Navidad de Radio France

Koncert najsłynniejszych utworów Piotra Czajowskiego

Il Concerto di Natale di Radio France

The orchestra performs works by Tchaikovsky and Georgy Sviridov, Mikko Franck conducts.

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The Nutcracker and Swan Lake

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