Leningrad and the Orchestra That Defied Hitler
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E2 Leningrad and the Orchestra That Defied Hitler

BBC Documentaries / Season 2016 / Episode 2

02 Jan, 2016 · 1h

 
Season 2016Episode 1Season 2016Episode 3

E2 Leningrad and the Orchestra That Defied Hitler

BBC Documentaries / Season 2016 / Episode 2

02 Jan, 2016 · 1h

 

In August 1942, a concert took place in Leningrad that defies belief. A year earlier, the Germans had begun the deadliest siege in history which would kill three quarters of a million civilians. In the midst of the terror, a group of starving musicians assembled to perform Shostakovich's 7th Symphony in what would become a defiant moment in the city's ultimate survival. Historian Amanda Vickery and BBC Radio 3 presenter... see more

In August 1942, a concert took place in Leningrad that defies belief. A year earlier, the Germans had begun the deadliest siege in history which would kill three quarters of a million civilians. In the midst of the terror, a group of starving musicians assembled to perform Shostakovich's 7th Symphony in what would become a defiant moment in the city's ultimate survival. Historian Amanda Vickery and BBC Radio 3 presenter... see more
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