CONCERT AID

In May 1985 there was a remarkable coming-together of the musicians of the BBC symphony Orchestra and
Sir George Solti - all of whom contributed their services on behalf of Oxfam, a British voluntary organization devoted to emergency relief. Their collaboration in London's Royal Festival Hall was called Concert-Aid and all proceeds went to Ethiopian and Sudanese famine relief.

Inspired no doubt by the special nature of the occasion, Sir George and the BBC Symphony players delivered a flaming performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, that unique and beloved work that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit.