[PAR] [TLE] Dmitri Shostakovich [SEP] Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shostakovich , ] ; 25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist.  He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. [PAR] [TLE] String Quartet No. 9 (Shostakovich) [SEP] Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117, was composed in 1964 and premiered by the Beethoven Quartet.  The Ninth Quartet was dedicated to his third wife, Irina Antonovna Shostakovich, a young editor he married in 1962.
[PAR] [TLE] Dmitri Shostakovich [ SEP ] Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich ( Russian : Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shostakovich , ] ; 25 September [ O.S. 12 September ] 1906 9 August 1975 ) was a Russian composer and pianist . He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century . [PAR] [TLE] String Quartet No . 9 ( Shostakovich ) [ SEP ] Dmitri Shostakovich 's String Quartet No . 9 in E - flat major , op . 117 , was composed in 1964 and premiered by the Beethoven Quartet . The Ninth Quartet was dedicated to his third wife , Irina Antonovna Shostakovich , a young editor he married in 1962 .
Which major Russian composer of the 20th century wrote a piece that was premiered by the Beethoven Quartet in 1964?
Which major Russian composer of the 20th century wrote a piece that was premiered by the Beethoven Quartet in 1964 ?
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich