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The 19-year-old\u2019s composition was played by the Leningrad Philharmonic, conducted by Nicolai Malko.<\/p>\n<p>The symphony\u2019s four-movement structure is just about the only conventional feature it has. The teenage Shostakovich had imbibed all the lessons he could about what orchestral music should sound like and how it should behave, and was bold enough to subvert all those ideas and send them up. There is no forelock-tugging to earlier generations of Russian symphonists and orchestral pioneers; instead, Shostakovich\u2019s First resounds with a self-confidence that\u2019s both optimistic and deliciously sardonic.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/may\/06\/shostakovichs-first-at-100-how-prodigious-genius-sounded-before-the-stalin-set-about-silencing-it\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/may\/06\/shostakovichs-first-at-100-how-prodigious-genius-sounded-before-the-stalin-set-about-silencing-it\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\">Read More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4e3d1f3361f5394f6135fe4fb1571812346a0674\/151_0_3946_3157\/master\/3946.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=502c1c90c018e3a16c478463176f3eb0\" title=\"Shostakovich\u2019s First at 100 \u2013 how prodigious genius sounded before Stalin set about silencing it\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The composer himself never matched the joy, optimism and boldness of his first teenage symphony, as the chill of Stalinism settled on his music This week we mark two extraordinary centenaries. 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