Place of Birth:St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Also Known As:Dmitry Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович, Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič, Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Biography:Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) was a Soviet composer. He was regarded throughout his life as one of the major composers of the 20th century.