Shostakovich

[ shos-tuh-koh-vich; Russian shuh-stuh-kaw-vyich ]

noun

1. Di·mi·tri Di·mi·tri·e·vich [dih-, mee, -tree di-, mee, -tree-, uh, -vich, dmyee, -t, r, yee , dmyee, -t, r, yi-yi-vyich], 1906–75, Russian composer.

Shostakovich

/ ˌʃɒstəˈkəʊvɪtʃ; ʃəstaˈkɔvitʃ /

noun

1. ShostakovichDmitri Dmitriyevich19061975MRussianMUSIC: composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich (ˈdmitrij ˈdmitrijɪvitʃ). 1906–75, Soviet composer, noted esp for his 15 symphonies and his chamber music

Example Sentences

“The Idiot” is a nearly five-hour slog by a Polish-Russian contemporary of Shostakovich about another Dostoevsky outsider who succumbs to visions of grandeur.

From Los Angeles Times

He started playing piano at the age of two and, at just 17, gave a remarkable two-and-a-half-hour concert featuring the 24 preludes and fugues by composer Dmitri Shostakovich.

From BBC

Shostakovich’s detractors have accused him of ennobling Stalin while defenders have sought out subtle musical cues of dissent.

From Los Angeles Times

Levit’s New York appearances last season, in music by Shostakovich and Morton Feldman, deployed his concentration in service of witty élan and meditative stillness.

From New York Times

Smko prowled the stage to some spiky Shostakovich music, displaying an uncanny mix of intensity and naturalness.

From New York Times