About Shostokovich's 2nd Piano Concerto, I forgot to mention that one
recording I heard was conducted by Maxim Shostokovich, Dimitri's son,
for whom the concerto was written for his 19th birthday in 1957. Along
with Maxim on that recording was the pianist Dimitri Jr., Maxim's son.
(For which sons and daughters in 1957 did Rand write Atlas Shrugged?)
Through music and art, there's life after death.
-Monart