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Remembering Dmitri Shostakovich's wartime masterpiece

By Lori Walsh,
Ellen Koester, Ari Jungemann
Published February 23, 2023 at 3:07 PM CST
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.

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Lori Walsh
Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.
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Ellen Koester
Ellen Koester served as a producer of "In the Moment," SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
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Ari Jungemann
Ari Jungemann served as a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
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