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The second cello concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich has by no means matched the primary in public attraction or soloist appreciation. Premiered on the composer’s...
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Composer Profile: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
By Barry Lenson
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was born on September 25, 1906, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory at 13, the place he studied composition with Alexander Glazunov.
Shostakovich spent his...