The String Quartet No. 8, Opus 110 was the only major work that Shostakovich composed outside of Russia.  He was in the East German town of ...

When politics is mixed with art, the artist needs to beware.  Shostakovich is a case in point. During the Second World War, the Soviet Unio...

By the time Dmitri Shostakovich began writing his 2nd Piano Concerto in 1957 he had lived an artistic  life full of official censure and cri...

Shostakovich was the soloist at the premiere of this 1st Piano Concerto, also known as Concerto For Piano And Trumpet because of the promine...

Dmitri Shostakovich was refining his technique and losing some of his more radical avant garde style before the official denouncement of 193...

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his first symphony to complete his studies in composition with Maximilian Steinberg  at  the Petrograd Conservator...

The Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 was fought between two major groups, the Republicans who were to the left politically, and the Nationals...

After the successful premiere of his First Symphony in 1926, Dmitri Shostakovich was the darling of the Communist Government in Russia. Bu...

When Dmitri Shostakovich's first symphony was performed when he was nineteen, he was heralded as a prime example of Soviet artistry. F...

Dmitri Shostakovich has been called one of the most influential composers, especially of symphonies, of the 20th century.  His 15 symphonies...

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) was a Russian composer best known for his symphonies. He wrote his first symphony as a student when he ...