The friendship that made Shostakovich
The Gates of Kyiv explores the friendship between the composer and the pianist Maria Yudina – and the horrors of Stalinism.
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The Gates of Kyiv explores the friendship between the composer and the pianist Maria Yudina – and the horrors of Stalinism.
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