Dmitri Shostakovich in Russia - 1942
from Dmitry Shostakovich-About Himself and His Times, page 99:
My entire musical career has been linked to the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Beginning with my First Symphony, which was first performed in 1926, all my new works have been premièred by this excellent orchestra. Especially memorable were the premières of my Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, wonderfully interpreted by Yevgeny Mravinsky. I am happy that this first-rate orchestra is now rehearsing my Seventh Symphony. Judging from their first rehearsals with the conductor, they will give a superb performance. I am eagerly … more >>
Dmitri Shostakovich, and L. Grigoryev and Ya. Platek (ed.), Dmitry Shostakovich-About Himself and His Times (Moscow, 1981), p. 99. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1451588111086 accessed: 8 October, 2024
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Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony
written by Dmitri Shostakovich |
performed by Leningrad Philharmonic |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1942 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Excerpt from 'Pravda', 19 May, 1942.