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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Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shchedrin, Beethoven, and Shostakovich — With Mikhail Pletnev
Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shchedrin, Beethoven, and Shostakovich — With Mikhail Pletnev

Verbier Festival 2022

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Valery Gergiev conducts Shostakovich and Prokofiev — With Denis Matsuev and Timur Martynov
Valery Gergiev conducts Shostakovich and Prokofiev — With Denis Matsuev and Timur Martynov

Verbier Festival 2021

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Tugan Sokhiev conducts Prokofiev and Shostakovich — With Behzod Abduraimov
Tugan Sokhiev conducts Prokofiev and Shostakovich — With Behzod Abduraimov

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

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XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Cello Final (III/III)
XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Cello Final (III/III)

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XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Winner's Gala (II/II)
XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Winner's Gala (II/II)

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Valery Gergiev conducts Bartók and Shostakovich – With Kristóf Baráti
Valery Gergiev conducts Bartók and Shostakovich – With Kristóf Baráti

Verbier Festival 2019

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XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Cello Final (II/III)
XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Cello Final (II/III)

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Yury Revich and Friends
Yury Revich and Friends

Young talents at the St. Urban Chamber Music Fe...

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Valery Gergiev conducts Widmann, Brahms, and Shostakovich — With Leonidas Kavakos
Valery Gergiev conducts Widmann, Brahms, and Shostakovich — With Leonidas Kavakos

Münchner Philharmoniker

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Valery Gergiev conducts Prokofiev and Shostakovich – With Denis Matsuev
Valery Gergiev conducts Prokofiev and Shostakovich – With Denis Matsuev

1st Moscow's Zaryadye International Festival

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John Neumeier's Nijinsky, music by Chopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich
John Neumeier's Nijinsky, music by Chopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich

The Hamburg Ballet

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Christoph Croisé and Alexander Panfilov in London
Christoph Croisé and Alexander Panfilov in London

Wigmore Hall 2017

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The Zadig Trio plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
The Zadig Trio plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

Russian Impressions

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Thomas Adès and Kirill Gerstein play Debussy, Stravinsky, Lutosławski, Adès and Ravel
Thomas Adès and Kirill Gerstein play Debussy, Stravinsky, Lutosławski, Adès and Ravel

Recital for two pianos at the Fondation Louis V...

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Stéphane Tétreault and Joona Pulkkinen interpret Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Brahms, and Sibelius — With Samuel Parent
Stéphane Tétreault and Joona Pulkkinen interpret Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Brahms, and Sibelius — With Samuel Parent

Fondation Louis Vuitton

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Yuri Temirkanov conducts Haydn's Symphony No. 94 and Shostakovich's No. 13 "Babi Yar" Symphony
Yuri Temirkanov conducts Haydn's Symphony No. 94 and Shostakovich's No. 13 "Babi Yar" Symphony

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

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Vladimir Spivakov plays and conducts Bach, Mozart, Shostakovich and Piazzolla — With the Moscow Virtuosi and Laurent Korcia
Vladimir Spivakov plays and conducts Bach, Mozart, Shostakovich and Piazzolla — With the Moscow Virtuosi and Laurent Korcia

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Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon play Shostakovich and Rachmaninov
Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon play Shostakovich and Rachmaninov

Verbier Festival 2013

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Master Class with Péter Szabó
Master Class with Péter Szabó

Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 (First Move...

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Neeme Järvi conducts Dvořák, Shchedrin, Franck, and Shostakovich – With Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky
Neeme Järvi conducts Dvořák, Shchedrin, Franck, and Shostakovich – With Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky

Romantic Offering: world premiere – Luzerner Si...

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Martha Argerich, Menahem Pressler, Nikolai Lugansky, Daniel Hope, Vilde Frang, Gautier Capuçon play Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Mozart
Martha Argerich, Menahem Pressler, Nikolai Lugansky, Daniel Hope, Vilde Frang, Gautier Capuçon play Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Mozart

Verbier Festival 2010

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Yuri Temirkanov conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10
Yuri Temirkanov conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10

Verbier Festival 2009

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Sir Simon Rattle conducts Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky

Berliner Philharmoniker

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Maxim Vengerov teaches Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Maxim Vengerov teaches Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1

Treasures of the Masterclass Media Foundation

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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, The Tragedy of Katerina Ismailova
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, The Tragedy of Katerina Ismailova

A film by Reiner Moritz. De Nederlandse Opera

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Lang Lang plays Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1
Lang Lang plays Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1

Waldbühne 2004: Tchaikovsky Night

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The finest Russian musicians gathered around Yuri Temirkanov and Anna Netrebko
The finest Russian musicians gathered around Yuri Temirkanov and Anna Netrebko

2003 St. Petersburg Gala, celebrating the 300th...

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Mariss Jansons and Hilary Hahn perform Weber, Shostakovich and Dvořák
Mariss Jansons and Hilary Hahn perform Weber, Shostakovich and Dvořák

Berliner Philharmoniker

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Mstislav Rostropovich conducts Tchaikovsky, Schnittke and Shostakovich — With Vladimir Spivakov and Yuri Bashmet
Mstislav Rostropovich conducts Tchaikovsky, Schnittke and Shostakovich — With Vladimir Spivakov and Yuri Bashmet

New Year's Eve Concert 1990

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International Conducting Competition Rotterdam: Round 5 — Public rehearsal
International Conducting Competition Rotterdam: Round 5 — Public rehearsal

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

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