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Music Matters: John Lill at 70

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08/02/2014

John Lill at 70

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, John Lill at 70

Petroc Trelawny meets acclaimed pianist John Lill as he approaches his 70th birthday.

Petroc Trelawny meets acclaimed British pianist John Lill and the author of a new book on Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony.

Petroc Trelawny meets British pianist John Lill as he tours the country to mark his 70th birthday. Lill reflects on a career which began at the tender age of nine with his first recital, and has seen him record the complete piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms and Rachmaninov - earning critical plaudits as a Beethoven interpreter, as well as being made an OBE and awarded the CBE for services to music.

Brian Moynahan, author of a new book on Shostakovich's Seventh 'Leningrad' Symphony composed as his native city was under siege in the winter of 1941-2, talks to Petroc about the enormous impact of the piece, and how it provided a 'moral redemption' for Stalin and the Soviet regime.

Plus - the role of music broadcast on the radio during times of conflict. Morag Grant, editor of a new book on the subject and Professor Erik Levi, an authority on the German music of the 20th century, especially during the Nazi era, discuss.

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