Ƙirƙirar wani nau 'i mai mahimmanci na wannan jumla An fara gabatar da Symphony na 7 a 1942; an yi shi a cikin Leningrad da aka kewaye a Bolshoy Philharmonic Hall karkashin jagorancin mai gudanarwa Karl Eliasberg.
Tabbas, sigar da ta fi rikitarwa ta jumla ita ce "An fara wasan kwaikwayo na 7 a cikin 1942; an ji rawar da aka yi a cikin Leningrad da aka kewaye a Bolshoy Philharmonic Hall karkashin jagorancin mai gudanarwa Karl Eliasberg a rediyo kuma ya ɗaga ruhun waɗanda suka tsira. "