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title: "2 Solomon Volkov Quotes - Famous Writer"
description: "American musicologist... | Solomon Moiseyevich Volkov is a Russian journalist and musicologist. He is best known for Testimony, which was published in 1..."
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# Solomon Volkov

(1944)   Writer

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Solomon Volkov is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Solomon Volkov

Born April 17, 1944

Profession Writer

## About Solomon Volkov

American musicologist... \| Solomon Moiseyevich Volkov is a Russian journalist and musicologist. He is best known for Testimony, which was published in 1979 following his emigration from the Soviet Union in 1976. According to him, the book was the memoir of Dmitri Shostakovich, as related to him by the composer.

##  Quotes by Solomon Volkov

> [“Young Shostakovich-Mitya-was nine, relatively old, when he began piano lessons. His first instructor was his mother, who, when she saw his rapid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-volkov/young-shostakovich-mitya-was-nine-relatively-old-when-he-began-piano/)

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[Piano lessons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/piano-lessons/)

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> [“It was clear that the composer no longer consoled himself with the thought that music could express everything and did not require…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-volkov/it-was-clear-that-the-composer-no-longer-consoled-himself-with-the/)

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[Composer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/composer/)

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