The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

77 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1997

Documentary - Filmed at the Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, Austria, this 1986 performance took place at a benefit concert to raise funds for the restoration of the world-famous concert hall. Renowned conductor Leonard Bernstein leads the Wiener Philharmoniker through Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's rarely performed Sixth Symphony and his joyous Ninth Symphony. Bonus features include Bernstein discussing his unique take on each of these masterful pieces. - Valery Gergiev, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Flora Litvinova

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

77 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1997

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Documentary - Filmed at the Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, Austria, this 1986 performance took place at a benefit concert to raise funds for the restoration of the world-famous concert hall. Renowned conductor Leonard Bernstein leads the Wiener Philharmoniker through Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's rarely performed Sixth Symphony and his joyous Ninth Symphony. Bonus features include Bernstein discussing his unique take on each of these masterful pieces. - Valery Gergiev, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Flora Litvinova
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Rhombus Media
Original title The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Directors Larry Weinstein
Writers Gemma van Zeventer

Cast

Dmitri Shostakovich

as (archival footage)

Valery Gergiev

as Self, conductor