A Shostakovich survivor dies in America

A Shostakovich survivor dies in America

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norman lebrecht

June 11, 2019

The violinist Yuri Sheykhet who played in the tension-riddled Moscow Philharmonic world premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Babi Yar symphony has died in San Antonio, Texas, aged 85.

Sheykhet left Russia after playing for 40 years in the Moscow Philharmonic.

 

Comments

  • James says:

    What the hell is a Shostakovich ‘survivor’?

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