1975 Death Dimitri D Shostakovich, composer (Sun Over Motherland), dies at 68 1975 Death Dimitri Shostakovich, Russian Composer 1975 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto opus 147 1974 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad 1974 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet 1973 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 14th String Quartet premieres 1972 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 15th Symphony, Dutch premieres in West Berlin 1972 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1969 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 14th Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1969 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 14th Symphony 1968 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow 1968 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 12nd string quartet 1967 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Violin concert, premieres in Moscow 1967 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Violin concert 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concert premieres in Moscow 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 13th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 11th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd cello concert 1964 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th String quartet 1964 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th String quartet 1963 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' Katharina Ismailova, premieres in Riga 1962 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1962 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 13th Symphony 1962 Event Dmitri Shostakovich becomes member of Supreme Soviet of U.S.S.R. 1961 Event Dmitri Shostakovich becomes member of CP of U.S.S.R. 1960 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1959 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk," premieres in Moscow 1958 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 2nd Piano concert, premieres in NY 1957 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Piano Concert 1956 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad 1956 Event D Shostakovich appointed honorary member of Academia Santa Cecilia 1955 Event D Shostakovich' "From Jewish Folk Poetry," premieres in Leningrad 1953 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad 1953 Event Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet 1953 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 4th String Quartet, premieres 1952 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 5th string quartet 1949 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' "Song of the Woods," premieres in Leningrad 1947 Event Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatory of Leningrad 1945 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th Symphony 1944 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 8th Symphony, premieres in New York 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony performed in Leningrad 1942 Event Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony, premieres in US 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, premieres 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia 1941 Event Dmitri Shostakovich receives the Stalin Prize 1939 Event Dmitri Shostakovich appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad 1938 Event Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st String Quartet 1938 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres 1938 Birthday Maxim Shostakovich, Leningrad Russia, conductor, Atlanta Symph 1937 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad 1937 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony premieres 1936 Birthday Galina Shostakovich, daughter of Russian composer Dmitri 1936 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 4th Symphony 1936 Event Pravda criticizes Shostakovich' ballet "Clear Brook" 1935 Birthday Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok 1933 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's Preludes, premieres in Moscow 1930 Event Shostakovich' opera "The Nose," premieres in Leningrad 1929 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad 1927 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 2nd Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1927 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' Octet opus 11, premieres in Moscow 1922 Death Dmitri B Shostakovich, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies 1906 Birthday Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St. Petersburg Russia, composer 1906 Birthday Dimitri Shostakovich, Russian Composer 1906 Birthday Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St. Petersburg Russia, composer