Leonard Bernstein breaks down the opening of Richard Strauss’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra” on a Young People’s Concert titled “Thus Spake Richard Strauss,” which aired nationwide on CBS in 1971. This was one of Bernstein’s few YPCs to focus entirely on just one piece of music. Hear the NY Phil play the work in its entirety on our first concerts of 2025, taking place January 2–4 & 7! Learn more ▶️ https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2425/strauss-zarathustra/ | New York Philharmonic