Shostakovich [Shuhstakóveech] (Schostakovich), Dmitry Dmitriyevich (9-12/25–1906, P.; 8–9–1975, M.). Pianist, pedagogue, and comp. Father of cond. and pianist Maxim Shostakovich. Shostakovich's family was of Polish extraction, his grandfather having been exiled to Siberia for involvement in Polish revolutionary activities against Tsar Aleksandr II. The young Dmitry manifested his musical gifts at an early age and entered the P. Cons. in 1919. He graduated in 1923 as a pianist, studying with L…