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My Take
Maxim Shostakovich carries one of the heaviest surnames in classical music, and I find his path quietly compelling. Son of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, he became a conductor and pianist in his own right — Honored Artist of the RSFSR by 1978 — before later building a life in America. What moves me most is his mission since 1975 to champion his father's lesser-known works. There's something deeply personal about a son devoting himself to preserving and popularizing his father's neglected music. Living in that shadow could have been crushing; instead he turned it into stewardship. I respect that choice enormously.
Overview
Maxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Максим Дмитриевич Шостакович; born 10 May 1938) is a Russian and American conductor and pianist. He is the second child of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich and Nina Varzar. His older sister is Galina Shostakovich. He is an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Since 1975, he has conducted and popularised many of his father's lesser-known works.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maxim Shostakovich
- Name (Japanese)
- マクシム・ショスタコーヴィチ
- Reading
- まくしむ・しょすたこーゔぃち
- Born
- May 10, 1938 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- pianist / conductor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1978 Merited Artist of the RSFSR
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Pianist — see all → · Conductor — see all → · More people from Russia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.