Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovitch Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovitch, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Russia.

5 records1925–19695 events2 places

Chronological biography

1925

First Symphony1925

Arts / Classical Music · Moscow

Completion of the "First Symphony"

1937

The 5th Symphony1937

Arts / Classical Music · Moscow

Composes, "The 5th Symphony"

1941

The 7th Symphony1941

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "The 7th Symphony", about the German siege of Leningrad

1942

Leningrad Symphony11 August 1942

Arts / Classical Music · Leningrad

The "Leningrad Symphony" is premiered by a half-starved orchestra

1969

Symphony No 141969

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Symphony No 14"

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.