Schostakowitsch Festival - Gewandhausorchester, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

In the organizer's words:

Experience the overwhelming power and emotional depths of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony in C major op. 60 ("Leningrad"), a work that is one of the most powerful musical testimonies of the Second World War. Under the direction of the renowned conductor Andris Nelsons, the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra unite to bring this monumental symphony to life with full intensity and expressiveness.

Composed during the siege of Leningrad, this work conveys a unique blend of despair and resilience. With each bar, a dramatic narrative of suffering, hope and the unshakeable will to freedom unfolds - an emotional climax to Shostakovich's symphonic work.