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[[File:Maxim Shostakovich 1967.jpg|thumb|Maxim Shostakovich in 1967]]
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'''Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich''' ({{lang-ru|Макси́м Дми́триевич Шостако́вич}}; born 10 May 1938 in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]]) is a Russian conductor and pianist. He is the second child of the composer [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] and Nina Varzar.
'''Maxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich''' ({{lang|ru|Макси́м Дми́триевич Шостако́вич}}; born 10 May 1938 in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]]) is a Soviet, Russian and American conductor and pianist. He is the second child of the composer [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] and Nina Varzar. He is a recipient of an honorary title [[Merited Artist of the Russian Federation|Honored Artist of the RSFSR]] (1978).


Since 1975, he has conducted and popularised many of his father's lesser-known works.
Since 1975, he has conducted and popularised many of his father's lesser-known works.


He was educated at the [[Moscow Conservatory|Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg Conservatory|Leningrad]] Conservatories where he studied with [[Igor Markevitch]] and [[Otto-Werner Mueller]] <ref>http://ottowernermueller.com/</ref> before becoming chief conductor of the [[Union Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra]]. While he was principal conductor of the Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, he conducted the premiere of his father's 15th Symphony. On 12 April 1981, he defected to [[West Germany]], and then later settled in the United States.<ref>Burns, Cherie. (16 November 1981) [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20080694,00.html Maxim Shostakovich Champions His Famous Father's Music in the U.S.]. People.com. Retrieved on 1 April 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/14/world/shostakovich-s-son-says-moves-against-artists-led-to-defection.html "Shostakovich's Son Says Moves Against Artists Led to Defection"], article, ''The New York Times'', 14 May 1981, retrieved 24 January 2010</ref> After spells conducting the [[New Orleans Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra]] he returned to [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]. In 1992, he made an acclaimed recording of the [[Cello Concerto (Myaskovsky)|Myaskovsky Cello Concerto]] with [[Julian Lloyd Webber]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] for Philips Classics.
He was educated at the [[Moscow Conservatory|Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg Conservatory|Leningrad]] Conservatories, where he studied with [[Igor Markevitch]] and [[Otto-Werner Mueller]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Otto-Werner Mueller® |url=https://www.ottowernermueller.com/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Otto-Werner Mueller® }}</ref> before becoming principal conductor of the [[Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra|Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra]]. During his tenure as principal conductor, he conducted the premiere of his father's [[Symphony No. 15 (Shostakovich)|Fifteenth Symphony]] on 8 January 1972.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fay |first1=Laurel |title=Shostakovich: A Life |date=2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-513438-9 |page=271}}</ref>


On 12 April 1981, he defected to [[West Germany]], and later settled in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Cherie |date=2011-03-10 |title=Maxim Shostakovich Champions His Famous Father's Music in the U.S. : People.com |url=https://people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20080694,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310112308/https://people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20080694,00.html |archive-date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=2022-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1981-05-14 |title=SHOSTAKOVICH'S SON SAYS MOVES AGAINST ARTISTS LED TO DEFECTION |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/14/world/shostakovich-s-son-says-moves-against-artists-led-to-defection.html |access-date=2022-10-11 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After spells conducting the [[Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra|New Orleans Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra]] he returned to [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]. In 1992, he made an acclaimed recording of the [[Cello Concerto (Myaskovsky)|Myaskovsky Cello Concerto]] with [[Julian Lloyd Webber]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] for [[Philips Classics Records|Philips Classics]].
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Maxim is the dedicatee and first performer of his father's [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich)|Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major (Op. 102)]].

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Shostakovich is the dedicatee and first performer of his father's [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich)|Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major (Op. 102)]].


He has a son, Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich (or Dmitri Shostakovich Jr.), who is a pianist.
He has a son, Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich (or Dmitri Shostakovich Jr.), who is a pianist.


Maxim Shostakovich has recorded a cycle of his father's 15 symphonies with the Prague Symphony Orchestra for the Czech label Supraphon.
Maxim Shostakovich has recorded a cycle of his father's 15 symphonies with the [[Prague Symphony Orchestra]] for the Czech label [[Supraphon]].


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bruceduffie.com/shostakovich.html Interview with Maxim Shostakovich], 10 July 1992
* [http://www.bruceduffie.com/shostakovich.html Interview with Maxim Shostakovich], 10 July 1992


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Latest revision as of 19:30, 16 October 2024

Maxim Shostakovich in 1967

Maxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (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. He is a recipient of an honorary title Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1978).

Since 1975, he has conducted and popularised many of his father's lesser-known works.

He was educated at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories, where he studied with Igor Markevitch and Otto-Werner Mueller[1] before becoming principal conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. During his tenure as principal conductor, he conducted the premiere of his father's Fifteenth Symphony on 8 January 1972.[2]

On 12 April 1981, he defected to West Germany, and later settled in the United States.[3][4] After spells conducting the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra he returned to St. Petersburg. In 1992, he made an acclaimed recording of the Myaskovsky Cello Concerto with Julian Lloyd Webber and the London Symphony Orchestra for Philips Classics.

Shostakovich is the dedicatee and first performer of his father's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major (Op. 102).

He has a son, Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich (or Dmitri Shostakovich Jr.), who is a pianist.

Maxim Shostakovich has recorded a cycle of his father's 15 symphonies with the Prague Symphony Orchestra for the Czech label Supraphon.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Otto-Werner Mueller®". Otto-Werner Mueller®. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ Fay, Laurel (2000). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 271. ISBN 0-19-513438-9.
  3. ^ Burns, Cherie (10 March 2011). "Maxim Shostakovich Champions His Famous Father's Music in the U.S. : People.com". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ "SHOSTAKOVICH'S SON SAYS MOVES AGAINST ARTISTS LED TO DEFECTION". The New York Times. 14 May 1981. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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