Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet-Russian composer and pianist
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich 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... Wikipedia
Born: September 25, 1906, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: August 9, 1975 (age 68 years), Moscow, Russia
Influenced by: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Mieczysław Weinberg, and more
Spouse: Irina Antonovna Shostakovich (m. 1962–1975), Margarita Kainova (m. 1956–1959), and Nina Varzar (m. 1932–1954)
Grandchild: Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich
Children: Maxim Shostakovich and Galina Dmitrievna Shostakovich
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