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25/09/1906 Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich is born

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Shostakovich Documentary

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Great Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

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Close up Shostakovich - A Portrait of the Russian Composer (Documentary, 2006)

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A 5 Minute Guide to Shostakovich by Collins Classics

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Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 - Music History Crash Course

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of the Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government.