After resuming his studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1944, Alexander Chugayev transferred to Dmitri Shostakovich's class, where he wrote Six Preludes for Piano and his First String Quartet. When Shostakovich left the conservatory in 1948, Chugayev continued studying with Yuri Shaporin.
Dmitri Shostakovich → Alexander Chugayev
People in this connection
Dmitri Shostakovich
teacher
Alexander Chugayev
student