great Gubaidulina quote

I just had to share this quote from "Wickipedia..."

J. Pehrson

Gubaidulina was born in Chistopol, in the Tatar Republic. In her youth
she would spend much time praying in the fields near her home that she
may one day become a composer. She studied composition and piano at the
Kazan Conservatory, graduating in 1954. In Moscow she undertook further
studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then
with Shebalin until 1963.

During her studies in Soviet Russia, her music was
labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternative tunings. She
was supported, however, by Dmitri Shostakovich, who in evaluating her
final examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken path".