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Shostakovich Symphony #13: "Babi Yar"
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
The Story of the Premiere of the Symphony
Shostakovich and Yevtushenko defied censors, abuse to premiere the symphony in 1961. The piece was barely performed after the premiere; a score needed to be smuggled into the west for it to be performed there. In an age today, many people don't speak out about anti-Semitism because they are afraid of backlash on social media. I hope we can all learn from the example of Shostakovich," says Yehudi Menuhin.
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