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

Shulman told the group that Shostakovich’s music “described the difficulty of life under the Soviet Union at that time,” Pfeiffenberger said.

From Washington Post

A former lover of Shostakovich, the writer Galina Serebryakova, disappeared into the Gulag camps.

From The Daily Beast

The writer A. Lezhnev said, “I view the incident with Shostakovich as the advent of the same ‘order’ that burns books in Germany.”

From The Daily Beast

Shostakovich was briefly in Moscow, and he was summoned to the theater.

From The Daily Beast

Similarly, how little time Shostakovich spent on his work elucidates the fever and impatience of his mind.

From The Daily Beast

My mother's maiden name is Shostakovich, as in Dmitri, and perhaps this is why I feel so at home in Russia.

From The Daily Beast