After Silence

<p><strong>Leningrad. 1941.</strong> German forces surround the city at the start of the most harrowing winter in its history. The siege becomes a battle for survival. Bodies fill the streets and the crushing horror of cold starvation and bone-deep fear is relentless.</p><p><br></p><p>Set against this background of tragedy and suffering a remarkable group of musicians - soldiers and civilians all of whom have been wasted by war and hunger - come together to perform Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. They scarcely have the strength to carry their instruments but their performance of this haunting and defiant new piece provides a rare light of hope in the darkness. Friendship love and a vibrant passion for music combine in this ambitious absorbing and richly sensuous masterpiece.</p>