Stormy Applause

First in a two-part drama adapted from the memoir of Rostislav Dubinsky, first violin of the Borodin Quartet. In 1953, as Stalin lies in state, four young musicians find themselves catapulted from idealistic students to cultural ambassadors of the Soviet Union. As their quartet rises, each concert demands compromise, betrayal - or flight. Music keeps them alive but for how long? Starring Jacob Fortune-lloyd and James Corrigan.