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Shostakovich's Leningrad

De Doelen: Grote ZaalKruisstraat 2, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3012 CT, Netherlands
Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone
Thursday 09 October 202520:00
Sunday 12 October 202514:15

Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony: an epic musical tale, completed under siege, smuggled on microfilm, and a worldwide sensation.

The history of the Leningrad Symphony reads like the script of a thrilling film. Shostakovich completed this poignant work while his city was under siege by German troops. He copied the score onto microfilm and had it smuggled via Tehran and Cairo to New York, where the performance was broadcast coast to coast on the radio. A new symphony becoming world news—this had never happened before.

Ticket sale starts on May 20, 2025 at 10:00

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