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Trailer: Keeping the Flame

Dmitry Sitkovetsky is a Soviet-born violinist, transcriber, and conductor. In this series, he revisits his journey from a privileged musical upbringing within an oppressive society to the new life he forged as an émigré. Through his reflections — and the music that shaped him — his story unfolds a‮…

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This chapter takes a behind-the-scenes look at a system that produced countless talents. Dmitry recalls his experiences with Soviet musical training.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsitkovetsky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmitrysitkovetskyThreads: https://www.threads.com/@dsitkovetsky‮…

Chapter I: The Son Of

In this episode, Dmitry revisits his childhood – the first sounds of music in his mother’s womb, the early loss of his father and an audition with a prominent violin teacher.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsitkovetsky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmitrysitkovetskyThreads: https://www‮…
Dmitry paints a portrait of a Brezhnev-era child’s double life: acting the part of model pioneer in front of teachers and rebelling the moment authority’s back turned — seeking out forbidden writers, music, and ideas.   This episode asks: How do you navigate a society where authority controls ever‮…

Chapter IV: The Guru

A determined search for alternative lifestyles and opinions in the Soviet Union led the almost-18-year-old Dima to meet a man who presented himself as a spiritual guru, and  became a kind of father figure to him. What followed was an 8-year-long, deeply twisted relationship. Instagram: https://www‮…

Chapter V: The Escape

A first-hand account of escaping Soviet Russia — complete with diversion, persuasion, and a whole lot of chutzpah. This episode was produced by Libo/Libo: https://libolibo.me/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsitkovetsky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmitrysitkovetskyThreads: https://www‮…
Dmitry arrives at JFK International Airport and is immediately swept up in the whirlwind of artistic New York: Juilliard, auditions, and scraping together enough money to survive in the city. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsitkovetsky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmitrysitkovetskyThrea‮…
Dmitry remembers his firsts — first car, first movie, first concert. This episode is a reflection on the events that reshaped one refugee’s Soviet mindset. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsitkovetsky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmitrysitkovetskyThreads: https://www.threads.com/@dsitkov‮…
Once there were two cousins. They were like salt and pepper. One had dark hair; the other was blond. One practiced the violin, while the other preferred the guitar. One left the country and started from scratch in the West; the other stayed in the USSR and pioneered Soviet art rock. They hadn’t sp‮…

Chapter IX: Bach

Dmitry explores the structure and content of this extraordinary work. Bonus story: how he spent the best two months of his musical life in the virtual company of Glenn Gould and J.S. Bach. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsitkovetsky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmitrysitkovetskyThreads:‮…
הצהרה: הפודקאסט והגרפיקה המוטבעים בדף זה הם מ-Dmitry Sitkovetsky, שהוא רכושו של בעליו ואינו קשור או מאושר על ידי Listen Notes, Inc.