© 2024 SDPB Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Remembering Dmitri Shostakovich's wartime masterpiece

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich, in 1950.
Deutsche Fotothek
Composer Dmitri Shostakovich in 1950.

On today's In the Moment...

A beautiful symphony came out of a horrific World War II siege. Maestro Delta David Gier from the South Dakota Symphony and classical music historian Joseph Horowitz join Lori Walsh to reflect on Symphony No. 7 by Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. The masterpiece defiantly premiered in Leningrad amidst the starvation and destruction of the Nazi siege of the city.

Listen to their full conversation here.

Tune in to legislative debates on changing how certain officeholders are nominated and how your purchases are taxed. We'll hear from these bills' proponents and opponents in their own words.

Lura Roti checks in with the state's newest chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) for FFA week. She talks agriculture and livestock with a few dedicated high school students.

Plus, Kevin Woster joins to discuss a bill that failed. Why is he bringing us a conversation on school vouchers now?

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.