Paavo Järvi's Mahler symphonies are currently being celebrated, and the Pentatone label is releasing a recording by a composer who has taken up Mahler's work like no other: Dmitri Shostakovich! Shostakovich's most famous and, in the opinion of many, best symphony, the "Leningrad" Symphony No. 7, shines under the baton of Paavo Järvi. After his outstanding Mahler cycle, the Estonian conductor has also established himself as a Shostakovich exegete with this recording. With the Russian National Orchestra, founded in 1990 by the pianist Michail Pletnew, Järvi is assisted by perhaps the best orchestra in Russia today, which makes the "Leningrad" Symphony in this recording an outstanding event of high authenticity. In addition, the high-quality label-awarding multichannel mastering of this SACD guarantees maximum listening pleasure!