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Gergiev's Russian Overture: A Symphony of Sympathies

Of his Seventh Symphony, written in the darkest days of World War II, Dmitri Shostakovich once said, "I wanted to create the image of our embattled country, to engrave it in music." Valery Gergiev, one of the most sought-after conductors in the world, chose Shostakovich's wartime piece, subtitled...
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By Philip Kennicott