Life Upon the Wicked Stage: New Books in the Performing Arts: Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Date and Time
March 7, 2016
Event Details
In his new book, National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his “Leningrad” Symphony. Learn the true story of a city under siege; the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds; and the power—and layered meaning—of music in beleaguered lives.
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