The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt are showing defiance in this week’s concert of the same name. Featuring works from Messiaen, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich, the APO takes the audience through stories of the human spirit. Conductor Andrew Gourley explains why Shostakovich’s Symphony no.10 is particularly important, as it reflects the suffering of the Soviet people under Stalin and their defiance to survive.