Andrei Zhdanov

Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola (1981)

The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Sokurov  •  Semyon Aranovich
CAST:  Tamara Alyoshina  •  Sergei Prokofiev  •  Dmitri Shostakovich  •  Andrei Zhdanov

The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Sokurov  •  Semyon Aranovich
CAST:  Tamara Alyoshina  •  Sergei Prokofiev  •  Dmitri Shostakovich  •  Andrei Zhdanov