Dmitri Shostakovich in Ukrain - 1961
from Dmitry Shostakovich-About Himself and His Times, page 226:
…This is not the first time I have been in Sverdlovsk, but every visit gives me new pleasure. Sverdlovsk is a great cultural centre, with a good symphony orchestra, excellent conductors, an opera house and one of the best theatres of musical comedy in the country.
cite as
Dmitri Shostakovich, and L. Grigoryev and Ya. Platek (ed.), Dmitry Shostakovich-About Himself and His Times (Moscow, 1981), p. 226. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1456518160787 accessed: 18 January, 2025
Listeners
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1961 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | indoors, in public |
Notes
Excerpt from Uralskiy Rabochiy, 4 Dec., 1961.
Originally submitted by verafonte on Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:22:52 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:22:05 +0100