Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 99 premiered on this day in 1955.
Shostakovich wrote two violin concerti, both of which were
Soviet-Russian composer and piano virtuoso Dmitri Shostakovich died on this day in 1975, aged 68.
One of the prominent figures of 20th-century Western art music, his
Soviet Russian composer and piano virtuoso Dmitri Shostakovich was born on this day in 1906.
One of the prominent figures of 20th Century Music, his output