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Welcome classical music fans to this new blog about tragedy, violence, triumph and intense despair, which is so cleverly portrayed in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 in E minor. I recently was lucky enough to play this symphony with the fabulous Sheffield-based orchestra, Hallam Sinfonia and it reminded me how much I enjoy Shostakovich’s music. I do hope you enjoy this very powerful symphony and all the delights it has to offer! Dmitri Shostakovich was born in St. Petersburg on September 25th, 1906 and by the age of nine he began to play the piano. By the tender young age of thirteen, Shostakovich was admitted into the prestigious Petrograd Conservatory, where he learnt piano under Leonid Nikolayev. At this point in time he was also studying composition under the tutelage of Maximillian Shteynberg. After graduating, Shostakovich earned his money by composing which was all fine until the U. S. S. R. […]
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