Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14, subtitled To October, for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was first performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestr
Shostakovich in 1925
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major
Symphony No. 2 (Shostakovich)
…Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14, subtitled To October, for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was first performed by the…
Shostakovich in 1942
Birthplace of Shostakovich (now School No. 267). Commemorative plaque at left.
Production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Helikon Opera in 2014