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Dmitri Shostakovich

Soviet composer and pianist1906 to 1975

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Teachers and mentors7

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Alexander Ossovsky
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Alexandra Rozanova
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ignatiy Glyasser
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Leonid Nikolayev
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Maria Yudina
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Maximilian Steinberg
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Nikolay Sokolov

Taught7

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Albert Leman
born 1915
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Georgy Sviridov
born 1915
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Gara Garayev
born 1918
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Galina Ustvolskaya
born 1919
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
German Galynin
born 1922
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Mstislav Rostropovich
born 1927
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Elmira Nəzirova
born 1928

Education and career5

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1919 to 1925
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
studied
1930 to 1933
Workers' Youth Theatre
worked
from 1937
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
worked
1943 to 1948
Moscow Conservatory
worked
undated
Meyerhold State Theatre
worked

At a glance

known as: classical composer, pianist, politician, university teacher, librettist, music educator, composer, director, screenwriter
fields: opera, symphony, chamber music, classical music
degrees: Doctor of Sciences in History of art
awards: Stalin Prize, 1941, USSR State Prize, 1968, Order of Lenin, 1946, Order of the October Revolution, 1971, People's Artist of the USSR, 1954, Star of People's Friendship, 1972, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, 1967, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, 1973, Lenin Prize, 1958, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, 1940, Order of Friendship of Peoples, 1972, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, 1966, People's Artist of the RSFSR, 1947, World Peace Council prizes, 1954, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1942, Order of Lenin, 1956, Order of Lenin, 1966, "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal, 1966, Stalin Prize, 1942, Stalin Prize, 1946, Stalin Prize, 1950, Stalin Prize, 1952, Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR, 1974, Shevchenko National Prize, 1976, Wihuri Sibelius Prize, 1958, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, 1974, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, 1972, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "Veteran of Labour", Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad", Hero of Socialist Labour, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree
member of: Union of Soviet Composers, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, from 1965, Academy of Arts of the GDR, from 1956, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, from 1968, Soviet Peace Committee, from 1949, Royal Swedish Academy of Music, from 1954, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, from 1956, Académie des beaux-arts
notable works: Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 10, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Symphony No. 5, The Nose, Piano Concerto No. 2
Wikipedia: in 106 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaDmitri Shostakovich
stated by WikidataWikidataQ80135
stated by WikidataVIAF89612684
stated by WikidataGND118642472
stated by WikidataIdRef026788136
stated by WikidataISNI0000000121430446

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@misc{academicancestry_Q80135,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Dmitri Shostakovich: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q80135},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Dmitri Shostakovich: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q80135