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Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

The BBC 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 BBC 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

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RoleContributor
PresenterSuzy Klein
PresenterClemency Burton-Hill
ProducerDominic Best
DirectorMatthew Woodward

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