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On November 21, 1937 there was a special, premiere-like, atmosphere reigning inside the brightly lit columned hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society... The philharmonic orchestra was playing Dmitry Shostakovich’,,s newly written Fifth Symphony. The 31-year-old composer was the darling of the city’,,s music-lovers who had already got used to hearing all his major works played right here conducted by the very best kapellmeister one could think of. Just imagine their surprise at seeing the name of a little known Yevgeny Mravinsky steering the philharmonic orchestra through Shostakovich’,,s latest work...
“,,Mravinsky... Never heard this name before... Is he from Moscow?”,, |
