It is too late for me. I hope it will be repeated. I have to get up early tomorrow and to be on my way running with all sorts of errands.
Why do they always have it so late? Do they thing that all classical music lovers stay late?

I should not say that because I am greatful that they are paying their respect to a great man.

i stayed up and watched it. it's worth seeing. talking heads include vengerov, vishnevskaya, james macmillan and even the man himself.

best of all, the programme finishes with a 1974 performance of last movement of Dvorak (forgive the missing accents) Cello Concerto at RAH. didn't seem to be a Prom, because there are people sitting down in the arena.

Vishnevskaya complained that he drank too much vodka  .  She said men in Russia only know one medicine: vodka.  She was against the letters in defence of Solzhenitsyn, because she knew what would happen to him after that. 

There was some interesting footage too of both Shostakovich and Britten, the former getting into a coach with Rostropovich, smiling broadly (R: 'He was nice human being.'), the latter strolling around Aldeburgh beach (R: 'Britten was English gentleman, like Lord, or Sir...') 

Don't remember too well what Vengerov said.  Something that there was an incredible chemistry between them on stage, and that he was for a long time under the influence of Rostropovich, he wanted to play like him.  Oh, and that Rostropovich told him that it is very important what you think when you play, because the audience can read your mind through the music, as if they had a mobile phone connection with your brain: everything you think shows in the music you're playing...

There were some nice shots of Shostakovich and Britten, and of Galya singing one of Britten's Pushkin songs (The Angel) with Slava accompanying her. (Forgive my use of first names - it's quicker than typing out the whole lot.)