Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
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Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist who lived during the Soviet era and created influential classical music throughout the 20th century. His works are considered important contributions to modern classical music, though his career took place under a government known for restricting artistic freedom.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 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
Sound · 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
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Dmitri Shostakovich, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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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 Even after his censure was rescinded in 1956, performances of his music were occasionally subject to state interventions, as with his Thirteenth Symphony (1962).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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