Born: 25 September 1906 · Died: 9 August 1975 · Age at death: 68
How old was Dmitri Shostakovich when he died?
Dmitri Shostakovich died aged 68. He was born on 25 September 1906 and died on 9 August 1975.
Soviet composer of 15 symphonies and 15 string quartets, including the Leningrad Symphony, who survived Stalin's attacks on his music
Did you know?He was a dedicated football enthusiast and trained as a certified referee, often travelling across the Soviet Union to watch matches.
Quick facts
Date of birth25 September 1906
Date of death9 August 1975
Age at death68
Cause of deathHeart failure
NationalityRussian
BirthplaceSaint Petersburg, Russia
Occupationclassical composer, pianist, politician
Editor's Take:
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote some of the twentieth century's greatest music while living in fear. He was a prodigy in Petrograd, and his First Symphony made him famous at 19. In 1936 Pravda condemned his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, and friends vanished in Stalin's purges. He kept a packed suitcase by the door in case of arrest. His Fifth Symphony restored his standing. His Seventh, written during the siege of Leningrad, became a symbol of resistance. His string quartets are deeply private works. Listeners still debate what his music secretly says.
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) 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 composer.
Dmitri Shostakovich's birthday is September 25. He was born on September 25, 1906 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
How old was Dmitri Shostakovich when he died?
Dmitri Shostakovich died on August 9, 1975, aged 68.
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