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Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than one million children in my homeland and I have founded scholarships in the names of my great Russian compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Schnittke.
Mstislav Rostropovich

Meaning of "Shostakovich" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOSTAKOVICH

Shostakovich  [ˌʃɒstəˈkəʊvɪtʃ] play
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WHAT DOES SHOSTAKOVICH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (help·info), tr. Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič, pronounced ; 25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music. Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947–1962) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death). After a period influenced by Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky, Shostakovich developed a hybrid style, as exemplified by Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1934). This single work juxtaposed a wide variety of trends, including the neo-classical style (showing the influence of Stravinsky) and post-Romanticism (after Gustav Mahler). Sharp contrasts and elements of the grotesque characterize much of his music. Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti.

Definition of Shostakovich in the English dictionary

The definition of Shostakovich in the dictionary is Dmitri Dmitriyevich. 1906–75, Soviet composer, noted esp for his 15 symphonies and his chamber music.

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肖斯塔科维奇
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Shostakovich
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Shostakovich
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शोस्ताकोविच
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شوستاكوفيتش
280 millions of speakers

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Шостакович
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Shostakovich
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Shostakovich
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Chostakovitch
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Shostakovich
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Schostakowitsch
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ショスタコービッチ
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쇼스타코 비치
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Shostakovich
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Shostakovich
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ஷோஸ்டகொவிச்
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Shostakovich
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Şostakoviç
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Shostakovich
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Szostakowicz
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Шостакович
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Shostakovich
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Σοστακόβιτς
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Shostakovich
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Sjostakovitj
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Sjostakovitsj
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOSTAKOVICH»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Shostakovich

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHOSTAKOVICH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Shostakovich.
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Dave Brubeck
When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer.
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Mstislav Rostropovich
Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than one million children in my homeland and I have founded scholarships in the names of my great Russian compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Schnittke.
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Galina Vishnevskaya
The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOSTAKOVICH»

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Shostakovich: A Life
For this authoritative post-cold-war biography of Shostakovich's illustrious but turbulent career under Soviet rule, Laurel E. Fay has gone back to primary documents: Shostakovich's many letters, concert programs and reviews, newspaper ...
Laurel E. Fay, 2005
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Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
(Limelight). This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov.
Solomon Volkov, 2004
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Shostakovich and His World
The essays in this collection delve into neglected aspects of Shostakovich's formidable legacy covering topics such as the choreography, costumes, décor and music of his ballet, the musical references, parodies and quotations in his ...
Laurel E. Fay, 2004
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A Shostakovich Casebook
This volume combines a balanced reconsideration of the Testimony controversy with an examination of what the controversy signifies for all music historians, performers, and thoughtful listeners.
Malcolm Hamrick Brown, 2004
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Dimensions of Energy in Shostakovich's Symphonies
After setting out a broad conceptual framework for approaching this question, Michael Rofe proposes various potential sources of the perceived energy in Shostakovich's symphonies, describing also the historical significance of energeticist ...
Dr Michael Rofe, 2013
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Story of a Friendship: The Letters of Dmitry Shostakovich to ...
Story of a Friendship was first published in Russian as Letters to a Friend in 1993. This is its first appearance in English.
Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Shostakovich, 2001
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Shostakovich in Dialogue: Form, Imagery and Ideas in ...
In this book, Kuhn examines each quartet in turn, looking first at its historical and biographical context, with special attention to the cultural questions being discussed at the time of its writing.
Judith Kuhn, 2010
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Dmitri Shostakovich, Pianist
In Dmitri Shostakovich, Pianist Sofia Moshevich offers the first detailed examination of Shoshtakovich the pianist within the context of his life and work as a composer.
Sofia Moshevich, 2004
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Shostakovich Studies
These eleven essays lay a foundation for a proper understanding of Shostakovich's musical language and provide new insights into issues surrounding his composition.
David Fanning, 2006
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Shostakovich and Stalin: The Extraordinary Relationship ...
This is a revelatory account of the relationship between one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers and one of its most infamous tyrants. From the Hardcover edition.
Solomon Volkov, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOSTAKOVICH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Shostakovich is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nézet-Séguin, Orchestra deliver smart takes on Muhly …
Violinist Batiashvili was never reckless in Shostakovich, but she continually pushed the piece toward maximum expressivity, not in the confessional manner of a ... «Philly.com, May 15»
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 – Violin Concerto No. 1 (Album review)
Discussions about Dmitri Shostakovich's music almost always raise the political context under which he worked; that he was repressed by a bureaucracy that ... «Daily Review, May 15»
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Long Beach Symphony concert to feature Beethoven, Shostakovich
Long Beach Symphony's penultimate concert of its 80th season will take place Saturday, April 25 at 8pm in the Terrace Theater of the Long Beach Performing ... «Signal Tribune, Apr 15»
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Music review: Magnificent Shostakovich from Hannu Lintu and the St …
The program's main event was a stupendous performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's 1943 Symphony No. 8 in C minor. It's the other side of the triumphant ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
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Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartets 1, 8 and 14 CD review …
There is real heritage here: formed in Moscow in 1945, the original Borodins learned Shostakovich's quartets from the man himself. Marking the group's 70th ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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SF Ballet's 'Shostakovich Trilogy' a dance for the ages
A revelatory dance evening merits an encore, and that is what Alexei Ratmansky's compelling “Shostakovich Trilogy” received Wednesday at the War Memorial ... «SFGate, Apr 15»
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Nelsons, BSO embark on Shostakovich cycle
The BSO's first Andris Nelsons-led performance of a Shostakovich symphony on Thursday night would have been a notable event on its own terms, given the ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
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Review: Symphony Silicon Valley flourishes with Shostakovich
Who's afraid of Dmitri Shostakovich? Not the Symphony Silicon Valley, which returned to the California Theatre Saturday night with a program entirely devoted to ... «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»
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Cleveland Orchestra in prime form with Beethoven and Shostakovich
“Fate and Freedom” was the thematic thread for pairing symphonies of Beethoven and Shostakovich at this weekend's concerts in Miami by the Cleveland ... «South Florida Classical Review, Mar 15»
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Shostakovich: String Quartet No …
Shostakovich's Second String Quartet of 1944 is played here in an arrangement by the Scottish Ensemble's artistic director and leader, Jonathan Morton. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

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