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A People's Music

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This year marks the 100th anniversary year of the birth of the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It s said that all his music was written for the Russian people, whom he lived among and loved; it was "the people's music
Aware of this, the award-winning young violinist Ruth Palmer went on a personal journey to find images and inspiration as she prepared to record his monumental
First Violin Concerto with the Philharmoma, conducted by Benjamin Wallf iSCh. Producer Marilyn Imrie
Directors Tim Meara and Fergus Meiklejohn Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dmitri Shostakovich.
Violinist:
Ruth Palmer
Conducted By:
Benjamin Wallf
Producer:
Marilyn Imrie
Directors:
Tim Meara
Source: Radio Times

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