D.M. Tsyganov was born March 12, 1903 in Saratov. He began to study music from childhood mastering at the same time playing the violin and piano, first under the guidance of his father, who was a violinist, and then under J. Hasek. Later, Dmitry arrived in Moscow, entered the Conservatory and immediately and actively joined the creative life of the capital. As solo violinist he performed at many concert stages, created interesting programs, among which there were a huge number of works by N. Paganini. Then a unique event came over in his life - the organization of the quartet, firstly the Moscow Conservatory Quartet, and later - Beethoven Quartet.

The quartet was founded in 1923 by first Soviet graduates of the Moscow Conservatory. The history of the quartet was not quite common. V. Shirinsky wrote his graduation work on composition Quartet № 1. Vasily said: "We met by chance in fact. My friends, graduated from the conservatory a year ago, kindly agreed to help me". The debut was very successful, and members of the State Examination Commission Igumnov and Miaskovsky advised the participants to continue working together. So that student exam was the beginning of a creative way of these "Beethoven-musicians". But Dmitry also continued solo activities. He always gave concerts in Moscow and in Russia, appeared in sonata ensembles with Igumnov, Neuhaus, other prominent artists, and played also with symphony orchestras.