(His first program consisted entirely of Shostakovich's "Leningrad" Symphony.)
In 2007 they played the Leningrad Symphony by Shostakovich at the Proms.
Mr. Belsky's 1961 "Leningrad Symphony" paid tribute to Soviet man's spirit during wartime.
The "Leningrad" Symphony had been great music for war.
But a hymn can be passionately delivered, and this Brooklyn revival of the "Leningrad" Symphony could hardly have been more dynamic, sustained and even compelling.
In 1971, he began working at the Leningrad Symphony.
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote the Seventh Symphony, some of which was written under siege conditions, for the Leningrad Symphony.
There is also a theme which pokes fun at the march tune in Dmitri Shostakovich's "Leningrad" Symphony (No. 7).
He had no problem calling the work the "Leningrad" Symphony.