Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich 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.
- Occupation
- classical composer, choreographer, pianist, politician
- Position held
- deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Soviet Union
- Born
- September 25, 1906
- Died
- August 9, 1975
