John Neschling

From the Giovanni Agnelli Auditorium in Turin: Aaron Copland, Danzon Cubano; Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas brasileiras No. 2; Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story symphonic dances. Conductor John Neschling. RAI National Symphony Orchestra.

The documentary rescues the history of the first symphonic theater in Brazil, home of the Symphony Orchestra of the State of São Paulo (Osesp), considered one of the best concert halls in the world. Going back in time, from the construction of the Júlio Prestes Station in 1926, through the renovation that transformed the winter garden of the season in the Sala São Paulo, to the 25th anniversary of the concert hall - inaugurated on July 9, 1999. That night, Osesp performed Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony in C Minor, the same work of the commemorative spectacle in July 2025.

A musical trip conducted by OSESP (Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo), one of the most respected classical music institutions in the world, inside the São Paulo Room, one of the most beautiful postcards in the city.