People Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich, 1906-1975

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich[n 1] (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century, with a unique harmonic language and a historic importance due to his years of work under Stalin. Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of the Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death). Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1906, Saint Petersburg
Died: 1975, Moscow

Alternate Names: Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievitch Chostakovitch, Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, Dmitrij Šostakovič, Shosty, Dimitri Shostakovich
Occupation(s): composer, pianist, politician, university teacher, writer, librettist, music pedagogue
Employer(s): Meyerhold State Theatre, Workers' Youth Theatre, Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Moscow Conservatory

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