Search Results: Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of operas, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and 15 symphonies. Shostakovich was frequently denounced by the repressive Soviet state, but in some periods, he also gained official favour...

A photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Taken in the 1930s.

"Waltz No. 2" by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by Abbraccio Classical in 2012. "Waltz No. 2" by Dmitri Shostakovich is a classical music piece from his Suite for Variety Orchestra, also known as the Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2. While...

A 1950 photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Photograph taken by Roger Rössing and Renate Rössing. (Deutsche Fotothek‎)

A photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Taken in 1925.

The grave of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow.

A 1968 photograph of the conductor/cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), the composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), and the pianist Svyatoslav Richter (1915-1997).

An artist's impression of Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294 CE), located in northeast China and also known as Shangdu. Painting by Dmitri Smirnov.

The siege of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) began during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the USSR launched by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), during the Second World War (1939-45). The siege or blockade lasted from...

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer (born in Ukraine) who was at the forefront of the Modernist music movement. His symphonies, orchestral suites, and ballets display endless variety and complexity. His most famous works today...