Every Fourth of July, the Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade ends with a bang. And it isn't just fireworks. The high point of the 1812 Overture includes firing cannons. The piece is about Russia's ...
One of Washington's most cherished traditions, almost as popular as Handel's "Messiah" in December, is the National Symphony Orchestra's annual performance of Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture at Wolf ...