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Leningrad Symphony

Russia · Arts / Classical Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1942

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovitch11 August 1942

Leningrad · Arts / Classical Music

The "Leningrad Symphony" is premiered by a half-starved orchestra

Names involved

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovitch

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