1993
Curtain's Up
The festival celebrated recent political changes on the continent with the lifting of the Iron Curtain and as such ‘Curtain’s Up’ was the theme for the year.
Tying in neatly with anniversaries for Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, Russian composers featured prominently as well as some notable collaborations across different art forms and an appearance from the Glinka State Choir of St Petersburg, who performed by candlelight in the Cathedral.