
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his seventh symphony during World War II, inspired by the Siege of Len... ...ly managed to play all the way through the entire symphony once before the public performance on August 9, 1... ...You can hear a recording of Shostakovich’s Symphony...
http://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/03/Shostakovichs-Symphony-Played-by-a-Starving-Orchestra/