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Music for a City Under Siege

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony no. 7, as Nazi bombs exploded outside his windows. Under siege in the city of Leningrad, Shostakovich wrote an epic symphony that seemed to mock the evil violence of the Nazis and celebrate the unbreakable will of the Russian people. The score, copied to microfilm, was smuggled across the world and delivered to Toscanini. On July 19, 1942, the NBC Symphony premiered the work as an airborne weapon for freedom. Hear the legendary broadcast of Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” Symphony, along with excerpts from Armed Forces Radio collection.

Reserve your general admission seat HERE starting December 30, 2017.











When: Tue., Jan. 30, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Where: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
212-870-1600
Price: Free, reservation required
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Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony no. 7, as Nazi bombs exploded outside his windows. Under siege in the city of Leningrad, Shostakovich wrote an epic symphony that seemed to mock the evil violence of the Nazis and celebrate the unbreakable will of the Russian people. The score, copied to microfilm, was smuggled across the world and delivered to Toscanini. On July 19, 1942, the NBC Symphony premiered the work as an airborne weapon for freedom. Hear the legendary broadcast of Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” Symphony, along with excerpts from Armed Forces Radio collection.

Reserve your general admission seat HERE starting December 30, 2017.

Buy tickets/get more info now