[REGNUM] Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the guests of the concert "Leningrad Symphony on the banks of the Neva". This was announced today, August 9, by the press service of the President of Russia.
As REGNUM reported earlier , today marks exactly 80 years since the premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich 's Seventh Symphony in besieged Leningrad . Petersburg today they performed Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. Russian leader Vladimir Putin sent a video message to the participants and spectators of this concert.
The head of state noted that after many decades, Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony continues to evoke the strongest feelings in new generations.
“They contain the bitterness of loss and the joy of victory, love for the Motherland and readiness to defend it. And this is evidence of real, great art, where works that glorify true, eternal values become great for all time, unite people of all ages, nationalities and religions, affirm truth and light, which always take precedence over lies, over the forces of darkness, ” said Vladimir Putin.
He recalled that the live broadcast of the concert 80 years ago shocked the whole world, when the first 11 most difficult months of the blockade were behind.
“Her musical themes spoke piercingly about the most difficult trials, about pain, about great sorrow. But the main thing was in them - a truly prophetic affirmation of victory, and this strengthened the faith of the people of Leningrad, the entire Soviet people, all those who fought against Nazism, in the triumph of humanism and justice, ”the head of state emphasized.
It is worth noting that the performance of Shostakovich's "Leningrad" symphony took place on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island in the center of Petersburg. The symphony was performed by the All-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet.