Dmitri Shostakovich
composer, pianist

Dmitri Shostakovich

  • September 25, 1906 St. Petersburg (Russia) - August 9, 1975 Moscow (Russia)

Biography

Dmitri Shostakovich, the indiscernible composer

Dmitri Shostakovich, the most famous musician of the USSR, was probably the most ambiguous composer of his era. An unruly child, his musical talents stupefied his teachers Nicolaiev at the piano and Glazunov, (composition). His first symphony, composed before he studied music, was a resounding success. The government commissioned him to compose for the commemoration of the October Revolution.

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Rafael Payare conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich
Rafael Payare conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

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Domingo Hindoyan conducts Roussel, Alberga, and Shostakovich — With Alim Beisembayev
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Andris Poga conducts Boulanger, Rachmaninov, and Shostakovich — With Behzod Abduraimov
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Carl Nielsen International Competition: Violin Pre-final
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Aziz Shokhakimov conducts Prokofiev and Shostakovich — With Simone Lamsma
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Tarmo Peltokoski conducts Vaughan Williams, Korngold, and Shostakovich — With Chad Hoopes
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Marko Letonja conducts Rachmaninov and Shostakovich — With Simon Trpčeski
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Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly 2021 (I/II)
Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly 2021 (I/II)

Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Maxim Vengerov,...

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Marc Bouchkov and Dmitry Masleev play Schubert, Brahms, and Shostakovich
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Tugan Sokhiev conducts Liszt and Shostakovich — With Lucas Debargue
Tugan Sokhiev conducts Liszt and Shostakovich — With Lucas Debargue

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

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Lawrence Foster conducts Liszt and Shostakovich — With Marc Coppey
Lawrence Foster conducts Liszt and Shostakovich — With Marc Coppey

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Long Yu conducts Avshalomov, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich — With Maxim Vengerov
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Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Krzysztof Warlikowski (stage director), Ingo Me...

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Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich – With Nicola Benedetti
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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Gershwin and Shostakovich — With Yuja Wang
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Martha Argerich and Yuri Temirkanov perform Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major
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The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow

From the First Moscow International Cello Festival

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Trio Messiaen and Trio Xenakis perform Escaich and Shostakovich