After a failed attack on Leningrad, the Germans, along with Finnish forces, kept the city under siege. Dmitri Shostakovich completed his work “Symphony No. 7” in December 1941, which he named “Leningrad” in honor of the beleaguered city.
Shostakovich’s symphony was set to be heard throughout the city and broadcast on the radio. Everyone inside and outside the city listened to the “Leningrad” symphony. The Germans in the trenches heard the music coming from a city under siege, with residents dying from starvation and enduring continuous bombardment.
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RIA Novosti
US National Archive
Music: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”: I. Allegretto
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