SHOSTAKOVICH'S 'LENINGRAD' SYMPHONY
Fri 05 Sept
|St Mary's Church
Hear one of history's most powerful musical statements performed in this rare piano four-hands adaptation.
Time & Location
05 Sept 2025, 18:00 – 20:00
St Mary's Church, Church St, Twickenham TW1 3DT, UK
About the event
SHOSTAKOVICH'S LENINGRAD SYMPHONY
Arranged for piano-4-hands
Featuring acclaimed pianists JED DISTLER & CRISTIAN SANDRIN
Jed Distler: "A musician with smoke coming out of his ears" - Cristian Sandrin: "who is quickly establishing himself as a rising star in the UK and abroad".
Experience one of history's most powerful musical statements in the distinguished acoustics of St Mary's Church in Twickenham. This rare piano four-hands adaptation of Shostakovich's legendary Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" was commissioned by the composer himself.
Born from the crucible of the 872-day Siege of Leningrad, this extraordinary work emerged as a beacon of defiance against tyranny. Composed by Shostakovich while serving as both head of piano at the Conservatoire and volunteer firefighter during the brutal siege that claimed 800,000 lives, the symphony became a rallying cry for resistance.