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Shostakovich’s ‘Leningrad’ Symphony

Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s barnstorming ‘Leningrad’ Symphony – a powerful tribute to the Soviet victims of WWII. Clarinettist Mark Simpson is the soloist in Magnus Lindberg’s ferociously virtuosic Clarinet Concerto.

English
  • Originally Aired July 16, 2018
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network BBC
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