He writes his Symphony no 12 'To the memory of Lenin' or 'The year 1917'. Shostakovich develops a heart ... his last completed work. He dies on 9 August in Moscow.

After intermission, HRO was ready to perform the longest work of the night — Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 11.” The symphony has a program, it is meant to describe (in music) the Russian ...

Symphonies Nos 9, 10 and 11 created little interest, No 12 (dedicated to the memory of Lenin) a little more, but with his Symphony No 13, Shostakovich again met with official criticism, this time from ...

In between was the New York premiere of John Corigliano’s Triathalon, a saxophone concerto that featured soloist Timothy ...

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Anna Clyne: Glasslands Farrenc: Overture No 2 in E flat major, Op 24 Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 in E flat major, Op 70 ...

The delegation will also attend the New England Conservatory's Symphony Orchestra concert Thursday evening in Jordan Hall. Besides Shostakovich, who is acting as chairman, the Russian delegation ...

Laid out in four connected movements, the Eleventh, unusually for Shostakovich, draws upon several revolutionary songs and ...