Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor (Op. 108) was composed in February and March 1960 in memory of his first wife Nina Vassilyevna Varzar, who died in December 1954. It was premiered in Leningrad by the Beethoven Quartet on 15 May 1960. It consists of three movements, performed without a break:
| Date of composition | 1960 (February-March 1960) |
| Premiered | 1960, May 15th in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Dedicated to | Dedicated to composer's first wife Nina Vassilyevna Varzar, who died in December 1954 |
| Type | String Quartet |
| Tonality | F-sharp Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 108 |
| Approx. duration | 13 minutes |
| Instruments | String Quartet |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: Quatuor à cordes n°7 en fa dièse mineur, Op. 108 Dmitrij Šostakovič: Quartetto d'archi n. 7 in fa diesis minore, Op. 108 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Streichquartett Nr. 7 fis-moll, Op. 108 |