Lecture
Judge Dennis Davis
Shostakovich 7: The Leningrad Symphony
Summary
After a brief overview of Shostakovich’s fifth symphony, Judge Dennis Davis takes us through a thorough journey on the history, nuance, and brilliance of Shostakovich’s seventh symphony, nicknamed “The Leningrad.”
Judge Dennis Davis
Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.