, ▁Lok sh in ' s ▁father ▁having ▁been ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁capital ist ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁small ▁farm ▁business . ▁Their ▁land ▁and ▁cattle ▁were ▁conf isc ated , ▁and ▁Maria ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁medical ▁school ▁for ▁having ▁made ▁a ▁jo ke . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Nov os ib ir sk , ▁the ▁young ▁Lok sh in ▁was ▁trained ▁at ▁school ▁by ▁excellent ▁teachers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁from ▁Moscow ▁and ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁The ▁ren owned ▁pian ist ▁Ale k sey ▁Sh te yn , ▁a ▁former ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Conserv atory , ▁laid ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁Lok sh in ' s ▁piano ▁playing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Lok sh in ▁arrived ▁in ▁Moscow ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁recommendation ▁from ▁Sh te yn ▁and ▁was ▁exam ined ▁by ▁Gen rik h ▁N ey g au z ▁( He in rich ▁Neu haus ), ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁then , ▁six ▁months ▁later , ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atory , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁composition ▁with ▁the ▁composer ▁Nikol ay ▁My ask ov sky . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Lok sh in ▁presented ▁his ▁sym ph onic ▁work ▁Les ▁Fle urs ▁du ▁Mal ▁( rec ording ▁B IS , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁as ▁his ▁di pl oma ▁work ▁for ▁gradu ation ▁from