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Dmitri Shostakovich

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Dmitri Shostakovich was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the 1926 premiere of his First Symphony and was thereafter regarded as a major composer. Over a long career he completed fifteen symphonies and fifteen string quartets, working under a Soviet cultural apparatus that alternately celebrated and denounced him, most famously condemning his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District in 1936. His Seventh Symphony, written during the Nazi siege of Leningrad, became an international symbol of wartime resistance.

Facts
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Active From Year
1926 2
Connections

Associated With

Socialist Realism, Movements

Shostakovich was criticized under the doctrine and remained prominent within it (Wikipedia, Socialist realism).

Practices

Music, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia: Dmitri Shostakovich
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Nationality

Russian Empire

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Soviet Union

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Originated In

Saint Petersburg

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Lead section
    His 1934 opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was initially a success but later condemned by the Soviet government, putting his career at risk.
  • In Group: Russian and Soviet Composers, Lead
    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.
  • Practices: Music, Lead
    was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist
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2. New World Encyclopedia: Dmitri Shostakovich - New World Encyclopedia
New World EncyclopediaEarly life
Quote, Early life
His first major musical achievement was the Symphony No. 1, (premiered in 1926), written as his graduation piece.
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Wikidata: Dmitri Shostakovich
Wikidata Q80135, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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