In the autumn of 1919, Dmitri Shostakovich entered the Petrograd Conservatory, where he studied harmony and orchestration under the guidance of Maximilian Steinberg. Shostakovich subsequently graduated from the conservatory in 1925 from Steinberg's composition class.
Maximilian Steinberg → Dmitri Shostakovich
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Maximilian Steinberg
1883–2026
Dmitri Shostakovich
2026–1975