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Born:
25 September
1906
— St. Petersburg
— Russia
News for Shostakovich
- Manuscript of Shostakovich violin concerto brings double the estimate
(24 May 2006)The manuscript of Dmitri Shostakovich's first violin concerto was auctioned at Sotheby's on 19 May. The final bidder offered £ 43,200, more than twice the top estimate. The document is a corrected proof of the version for violin and piano. In is enscribed "This can be printed in accordance with the corrections, DShostakovich 11 June 1956" (translated). [Source: www.sothebys.com]
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23 May 2010: Jacksonville Chapel, Lincoln Park, NJ A Great Hymn Sing
23 May 2010: Jacksonville Chapel, Lincoln Park, NJ, USA A Great Hymn Sing
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18 January 1930: Premiere of The Nose, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
22 January 1934: Premiere of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia.
21 November 1937: Premiere of Symphony no. 5 in c minor op. 47, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
15 October 1953: Premiere of piano concerto no. 1, in Moscow, Russia.
8 January 1963: Premiere of Katerina Izmailova, in Moscow, Russia.
29 September 1969: Premiere of Symphony no. 14, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
8 January 1972: Premiere of Symphony no. 15, in Moscow, Russia.
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