← Back to explore
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.
Awards & recognition
- Shevchenko National Prize · 1976
- Austrian Decoration — Science and Art · 1974
- Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR · 1974
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize · 1973
- Order of Friendship of Peoples · 1972
Show all 40 awards →
- People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR · 1972
- Star of People's Friendship · 1972
- Order of the October Revolution · 1971
- USSR State Prize · 1968
- Great Silver Medal of Honour — Services to the Republic of Austria · 1967
- "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal · 1966
- Order of Lenin · 1966
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal · 1966
- Lenin Prize · 1958
- Wihuri Sibelius Prize · 1958
- Order of Lenin · 1956
- People's Artist of the USSR · 1954
- World Peace Council prizes · 1954
- Stalin Prize · 1952
- Stalin Prize · 1950
- People's Artist of the RSFSR · 1947
- Order of Lenin · 1946
- Stalin Prize · 1946
- Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · 1942
- Stalin Prize · 1942
- Stalin Prize · 1941
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour · 1940
- Decoration of Honour — Services to the Republic of Austria
- Hero of Socialist Labour
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan
- Stalin Prize, 2nd degree
- State Stalin Prize, 1st degree
- Academy Award — Best Original Musical Score · 1962 · nominated
