Dmitri Shostakovich in Russia - 14 June, 1968

from Story of a Friendship. The letters of Dmitry Shostakovich to Isaak Glikman with a commentary by Isaak Glikman, page 152:

My Twelfth Quartet was showcased at the Russian Federation Union of Composers yesterday. The Beethoven Quartet played it magnificently. As far as I could tell, the quartet made an impact on those present.

cite as

Dmitri Shostakovich / Isaac Glikman, Story of a Friendship. The letters of Dmitry Shostakovich to Isaak Glikman with a commentary by Isaak Glikman (Queen Square, London, 2001), p. 152. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431431335801 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Russia

Listeners

Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer, Pianist
1906-1975

Listening to

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Shostakovich's Twelfth Quartet
written by Dmitri Shostakovich
performed by Beethoven Quartet

Experience Information

Date/Time 14 June, 1968
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Notes

Letter from Dmitri Shostakovich to Isaak Glikman, 15 June 1968, Mayori.


Originally submitted by verafonte on Tue, 12 May 2015 12:48:55 +0100
Approved on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:20:19 +0000