Which composer lived a longer life, Dmitri Shostakovich or Jules Massenet?
Dmitri Shostakovich 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.
Yevgeny Svetlanov Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (Russian: Евгéний Фёдорович Светлáнов ; 6 September 1928—3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and, though less well known for it, a pianist.