Boris Tishchenko The Twelve Op. 25 (1963)

Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko (1939-2010) The Twelve, ballet in one act after the eponymous poem by Alexander Blok Op. 25 (1963) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Valery Gergiev, conductor Live recording from the Rotterdam Festival on 15th September 2017 《...Tishchenko recalls, an imposing porter awaited him at the entrance reserved for the theatre management, took the composer’s raincoat, blew off a speck of dust to show his attention for such an important person. The day the ballet (The Twelve after Alexander Blok) was banned, an unknowing Tishchenko arrived for the rehearsal. The porter already knew everything. - ’Young man, where are you going ?’ he said. - ’But to the rehearsal !’ - ’Impossible.’ - ’My name is Tishchenko !’ - ’I know.’...》 Nicolas Bokov, ’When the Wall was high’