Shostakovichesque adjective1 •Reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.But there was more to Mr. Gordon's work. In a central section the distortion was removed from the amplification, and the writing was lively in a bittersweet, Shostakovichesque way. — 2005 formsmore Shostakovichesque · most Shostakovichesque