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Maxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Макси́м Дми́триевич Шостако́вич; born 10 May 1938 in Leningrad) is a Soviet, Russian and American conductor and pianist. He is the second child of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich and Nina Varzar.
Maxim Shostakovich shares his memories of his famous father, the composer Dmitri, and his musical career in Russia and the US. He talks about his father's music, his own conducting, and his views on today's Russia.
Feb 25, 2015 · Maxim Shostakovich: Why I returned to Russia. The composer’s son fled the Soviet Union in 1981, in what he describes as the ‘era of stagnation’. He has told Russian interviewer that he ...
Maxim Shostakovich, the conductor son of the great Dmitri Shostakovich, stares incredulously at me. At first I think he is outraged by my questions. He isn’t, he’s just distracted by something more interesting.
Feb 25, 2023 · Learn about Maxim Shostakovich, a Soviet-born, Russian-American musician who conducted his father's works and defected to West Germany. Find out his biography, achievements, and legacy in the world of music.
Son of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, Maxim Shostakovich was born in 1938 in Leningrad. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatoire with Yakov Flier and conducting with Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Igor Markevich.
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Maxim Shostakovich. (b. 1938) Quick Reference. ( b Leningrad, 1938). Russ. conductor and pianist, son of Dmitry Shostakovich. Ass. cond. Moscow SO 1963–5. Toured Europe, Japan, USA, and Mexico. London concert début 1968 (LPO). Ass. cond., USSR State Orch. 1966–71, prin. cond. 1971–81. Début as opera cond., London 1979 (The Nose).
