Shos·ta·ko·vich

(shŏs′tə-kō′vĭch, -kô′-, shə-stə-), Dmitri 1906-1975.

Russian composer known for his 15 symphonies (1925-1971). He also wrote chamber music, concertos, operas, and ballets.

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Shostakovich

(ˌʃɒstəˈkəʊvɪtʃ; Russian ʃəstaˈkɔvitʃ)

(Biography) Dmitri Dmitriyevich (ˈdmitrij ˈdmitrijɪvitʃ). 1906–75, Soviet composer, noted esp for his 15 symphonies and his chamber music

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Sho•sta•ko•vich

(ˌʃɒs təˈkoʊ vɪtʃ)

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Dimitri Dimitrievich, 1906–75, Russian composer.

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As Richard Taruskin, one of the most prominent anti-revisionists, puts it, "The politically correct late- or post-Soviet position on Shostakovich has become a facile inversion of the old official view" ("Public Lies" 53).

The Rhetoric of reference; or, Shostakovich's ghost quartet

In Testimony, Shostakovich approvingly quotes an incident in Tsarist Russia when Glazunov refused to tell the Russian Prime Minister the number of Jewish students enrolled in the St.

Dmitri Shostakovich and the Jews

Freeview BBC Proms: Rachmaninov and Shostakovich BBC Four, 8pm John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Rachmaninov's The Isle of the Dead and Shostakovich's Symphony No 11.

Sunday's Television

Their programme of Schubert and Shostakovich will launch the Church Stretton Arts Festival which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Quartet to launch festival

Musicians Sorin Alexandru Horlea and Anita Tomasevich will hold a concert next Sunday to present two monumental works by the two composers known as the true titans of Russian music, Dimitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev.

Music from the Russian titans

THIS weekend sees Bromsgrove as the focal destination for visitors flocking from points as far afield as Cornwall and Scotland, the attraction being a performance at the Artrix Arts Centre of the complete cycle of all 15 Shostakovich string quartets by the Dante Quartet.

Weekend devoted to Russian composer; CHRISTOPHER MORLEY previews a three-day event where you can gain insights into Shostakovich and hear all his strings quartets

The National Philharmonic of Russia will team up with Taiwanese violinist Tseng Yu-chien for a performance of Beethoven and Shostakovich at the National Concert Hall in Taipei on June 8, reported CNA.

National Philharmonic of Russia teams up with Taiwanese violinist for concert in Taipei

Victor Bolorunduro Doha QATAR Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) held the audience spellbound during the 'Kitajenko Conducts Shostakovich 10' concert held at the Cultural Village Foundation -Katara's Opera House in Doha on Saturday.

QPO charms Katara audience with 'Kitajenko Conducts Shostakovich 10'

Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) has announced that it is presenting a concert, 'Kitajenko Conducts Shostakovich 10', at Katara - the Cultural Village's Opera House tomorrow.

QPO announces 'Kitajenko Conducts Shostakovich 10'

2' from 'Ma vlast (My Country)' and Manuel de Falla's 'Interlude and Spanish Dance' from 'La Vida Breve' and Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Symphony No.

Spanish conductor leads PPO in Shostakovich's 'Symphony No. 5'

Various aspects of Britten's interest in Russia--in particular his friendships with Rostropovich, Dmitrii Shostakovich, and Galina Vishnevskafa--have been the subjects of previous research.

Benjamin Britten and Russia