Dmitri Chostakovitch
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- symphony, opera, chamber music
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer of the Soviet era, born on 12 September 1906 in Saint Petersburg and who died on 9 August 1975 in Moscow. Active from 1919, he composed symphonies, operas and chamber music.
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- Born
- 1906 · Saint Petersburg
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Active since
- 1919
About — The artist
Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович, /ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈdmʲitrʲɪɪvʲɪtɕ ʂəstɐˈkovʲɪtɕ/), born on 12 September 1906 (25 September 1906 in the Gregorian calendar) in Saint Petersburg, in the Russian Empire, and who died on 9 August 1975 in Moscow, USSR, was a Russian composer of the Soviet era.
Shostakovich rose to fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Chief of Staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but subsequently had a complex relationship with the government, which awarded him prizes and state privileges. Throughout his life, Shostakovich took part in bureaucratic roles and delegations, notably in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death).
His work is characterised by its power and often heightened drama, grotesque elements and an ambivalent tonality; he was also strongly influenced by the neoclassical style of Igor Stravinsky and (especially in his symphonies) by the romanticism of Gustav Mahler. His work, accused of formalism by the Soviet authorities, makes Shostakovich a major figure in 20th-century music.
He composed fifteen symphonies, six concertos, and a substantial body of chamber music (fifteen string quartets, a piano quintet, and two pieces for string octet). His output also includes three operas and ballets, as well as numerous scores for theatre and film.
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