Shostakovich

American  

[shos-tuh-koh-vich, shuh-stuh-kaw-vyich] / ˌʃɒs təˈkoʊ vɪtʃ, ʃə stəˈkɔ vyɪtʃ /

noun

1. Dimitri Dimitrievich 1906–75, Russian composer.

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Shostakovich British  

/ ˌʃɒstəˈkəʊvɪtʃ, ʃəstaˈkɔvitʃ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

It’s been a while since he’s been back to L.A., but the Los Angeles Philharmonic presents his first recital in more than a decade for a program of Bach, Chopin and Shostakovich.

From Los Angeles Times

Shostakovich soon spotted her talents and told her that she could follow her own "incorrect path", however misguided it might seem.

From BBC

Waltzes by Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Shostakovich were tinged with memory, cutting sarcasm and outrageous spoof.

From Los Angeles Times

Dudamel led children into the depths of a symphony in which Shostakovich sought a symphonic road map for surviving Joseph Stalin’s political oppression.

From Los Angeles Times

We are spoiled with great recordings of the Shostakovich string quartets, so you might wonder why we need yet another set.

From New York Times