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
The Nose (opera)
…The Nose, Op. 15, (Russian: Нос, romanized: Nos) is Dmitri Shostakovich's first opera, a satirical work completed in 1928 based on Nikolai Gogol's 1836 story of the same name. The opera was written between 1927 and 1928…
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