60th Anniversary Season leader Michael Davis conductor
David Atherton
Moray Welsh (cello) live from the Royal
Festival Hall, London. Bridge Oration
8.05 Shostakovich and His War Symphonies
Eric Roseberry examines the contemporary significance of Shostakovich's Eighth
Symphony and considers its central place in his development as a Soviet-Russian composer.
Producer Arthur Johnson
8.25 Shostakovich Symphony No 8