San Diego Plays Works Of War

Symphonies during wartime is the theme of the San Diego Symphony’s Jan. 24-25 program, conducted by Rafael Payare. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 was written as the Napoleonic War was getting started, whereas Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 was composed in the depths of World War II.

https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/tragedy-and-triumph/?performance=9658