Daniel P. Horn writes:

>Rostropovich's last stage acknowledgement was perhaps the most touching --
>he walked to the podium and lifted the score of the Thirteenth for the
>audience to see, and then stepped back and applauded it, along with his
>departed teacher and friend.

Must be a Russian/Shostakovich thing.  I saw Gennady Rozhdestvnesky do the
same with the score of the Shostakovich 8th after a searing performance
with the Boston Symphony some years ago.

len.