Dmitri ShostakovichBirth Chart

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich

25/09/1906 17:00

B - Biography/autobiography

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Saint Petersburg

Russia

59°55' ↑ North - 30°18' → East

02:01 East

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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was one of the most influential Soviet composers of the twentieth century, whose work gained international recognition after the premiere of his First Symphony (1926). A pianist and composer, he became known for combining diverse techniques—from neoclassicism to Mahlerian influences—and for a musical language characterized by sharp contrasts, grotesque elements and an ambiguous tonal palette. His career unfolded under ongoing tension with Soviet authorities: after early success, the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk received official condemnation in 1936 and, in 1948, his work was targeted by the cultural campaign of the Zhdanov Decree, with lasting professional consequences. Even so, Shostakovich held public and institutional positions, serving as a member of the Supreme Soviet and as president of the RSFSR Union of Composers, and he received state honors. His output includes fifteen symphonies, six concertos, extensive chamber music (including 15 string quartets), works for piano and music for theatre and film, demonstrating a remarkable stylistic range and productivity. Critical attention to his music intensified after his death, prompting extensive scholarly debate about the relationship between his work and the political context in which he lived.

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Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Libra - 01°37' - in house 7

↣ Moon in Capricorn - 06°24' - in house 11

↣ Mercury in Libra - 02°40' - in house 7

↣ Venus in Scorpio - 17°55' - in house 8

↣ Mars in Virgo - 08°17' - in house 7

↣ Jupiter in Cancer - 09°12' - in house 5

↣ Saturn in Pisces - 10°08' - in house 1 - retrograde

↣ Uranus in Capricorn - 04°34' - in house 11

↣ Neptune in Cancer - 12°32' - in house 5/6

↣ Pluto in Gemini - 23°46' - in house 4 - retrograde

↣ North Node in Leo - 10°29' - in house 7

↣ Ascendant in Aquarius - 16°58' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Sagittarius - 19°29' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Pisces - 17°34'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 7

↣ Moon in house 11

↣ Mercury in house 7

↣ Venus in house 8

↣ Mars in house 7

↣ Jupiter in house 5

↣ Saturn in house 1

↣ Uranus in house 11

↣ Neptune in house 5/6

↣ Pluto in house 4

↣ North Node in house 7

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon square (4°47' separating)

↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (1°03' separating) antiparallel

↣ Sun and Uranus square (2°56' applying)

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant parallel

↣ Moon and Mercury square (3°44' separating)

↣ Moon and Venus parallel

↣ Moon and Mars trine (1°52' applying)

↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (2°47' applying)

↣ Moon and Saturn sextile (3°43' applying)

↣ Moon and Uranus conjunction (1°51' separating)

↣ Moon and Neptune opposition (6°07' applying)

↣ Mercury and Uranus square (1°54' applying)

↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant parallel

↣ Venus and Neptune trine (5°24' separating)

↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°21' applying)

↣ Venus and Ascendant square (0°58' applying)

↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (0°55' applying)

↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (1°51' applying) antiparallel

↣ Mars and Uranus trine (3°43' separating)

↣ Mars and Neptune sextile (4°15' applying)

↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (9°17' separating)

↣ Jupiter and Saturn trine (0°56' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Uranus opposition (4°38' separating) antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Neptune conjunction (3°20' applying) parallel

↣ Jupiter and Midheaven antiparallel

↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (5°34' applying)

↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (2°24' separating)

↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (7°26' separating)

↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (7°58' separating)

↣ Uranus and Midheaven parallel

↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant trine (5°03' separating)

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant square (6°12' applying)

↣ Pluto and Ascendant antiparallel

↣ Pluto and Midheaven opposition (4°17' applying)

↣ North Node and Ascendant opposition (6°28' separating)

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