Shostakovich, Dimitri - Signed Note and Envelope 1966 Records Signed founding conductor and music director

founding conductor and music director of the Cleveland Orchestra

plus one 4th program for a vocal and symphonic recital

an opera by Richard Strauss

Piano: Mistislav Rostropovich (not signed)

15 February 1942

Shostakovich, Dimitri - Signed Note and Envelope 1966 Records Signed founding conductor and music directorRussian composer and pianist (1906 1975), a truly prominent composer of the 20th century and considered by many one of the best. Signed note, dated in 1966, to a friend at the Conservatory of Music in Moscow, giving him his condolences for the death of a relative. Envelope is also handwritten by the composer. A short translation is provided. Autograph note is 5. 75 x 7 inches, envelope is 6 x 3. 75 inches, both in excellent condition.