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Dmitri Shostakovich
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Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
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Dmitri Shostakovich was a Soviet composer, pianist, and politician born in Saint Petersburg in 1906. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and was a member of the Union of Soviet Composers and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His notable works include Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 10, and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. He also worked as a choreographer and jazz musician.
Shostakovich received the Stalin Prize, USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, and Order of the October Revolution. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the Academy of Arts of the GDR. He died of heart failure in Moscow in 1975 and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery. His son was Maxim Shostakovich.
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Person · Open Library
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- 1906
- Died
- 1975
- Works
- 421
Top works
- קונצרט סימפוני מס' 3.
- Perepiska
- Testimony
- Russian symphony
- Sonata no. 1, op. 12
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Film & TV
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) was a Soviet composer. He was regarded throughout his life as one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Known for
- Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable — Self (archive footage)2019
- Легенды музыки — Self (archive footage)2015
- A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich — Self2007
- The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin — (archival footage)1997
- Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola1981
- Sons of the Fatherland — (Music)Passacaglia: Andante. Violin Concerto #11969
- The Magic Beam — Self (archive footage)1963
- Концерт-вальс1941
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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Russia
- Active from
- 1906
- Active to
- 1975
Discography
- Fourth Movement of Symphony no. 51947
- Ninth Symphony1947
- Ninth Symphony1947
- Ninth Symphony / Lydia1947
- Shostakovitch: Satirical Dance from Ballet “The Bolt” / Scriabine: Poem no. 2, op. 32 / Maganini: Zamboanga1947
- Piano Quintet Op.571952
- Violin Concerto, op. 991956
- Cello Concerto no. 1 / Symphony no. 11959
- Symphony No. 10 E Minor Op. 931959
- Symphony no. 5, op. 471959
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906, (St Petersburg, Russia) – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. Shostakovich had a complex and difficult relationship with the Soviet government, suffering two official denunciations of his music, in 1936 and 1948, and the periodic banning of his work. At the same time, he received a number of accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dmitri+Shostakovich">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Official website
Издательство "Дмитрий Шостакович" (DSCH)
Издательство "Дмитрий Шостакович" (DSCH). Новое собрание сочинений Д.Д. Шостаковича в 150 томах. Издания. Страницы жизни Д.Д. Шостаковича. Музей-квартира Д.Д. Шостаковича.
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- Given name
- Dmitry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Employer
- Moscow Conservatory
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Notable work
- Piano Concerto No. 2
- Student of
- Maria Yudina
- Field of work
- classical music
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.shostakovich.ru
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
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- Dmitri Shostakovich
- date of birth
- 1906-09-25
- date of death
- 1975-08-09
- member of
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- cause of death
- heart failure
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- manner of death
- natural causes
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- name in native language
- Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович
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- Mstislav Rostropovich
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- 1919-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer.
Shostakovich achieved early fame in the Soviet Union, but had a complex relationship with its government. His 1934 opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was initially a success but later condemned by the Soviet government, putting his career at risk. In 1948, his work was denounced under the Zhdanov Doctrine, with professional consequences lasting several years. Even after his censure was rescinded in 1956, performances of his music were occasionally subject to state interventions, as with his Thirteenth Symphony (1962). Nevertheless, Shostakovich was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death), as well as chairman of the RSFSR Union of Composers (1960–1968). Over the course of his career, he earned several important awards, including the Order of Lenin, from the Soviet government.
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