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Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Thierry Fischer, performs Prokofiev's audacious First Piano Concerto and Shostakovich's monumental Seventh Symphony.

Suzy Klein presents from the Royal Albert Hall as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales, under their principal conductor Thierry Fischer, perform Prokofiev's audacious First Piano Concerto with soloist Alexander Toradze and Shostakovich's monumental Seventh Symphony, composed in 1941 while Leningrad lay under German siege.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Suzy Klein
Presenter Clemency Burton-Hill
Producer Dominic Best
Director Matthew Woodward

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