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===Orchestral works=== ====Symphonies==== * Symphony No. 1 (1958) in three parts (1958). First performance on 6 December 1958 in Moscow by the [[Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Natan Rakhlin]] (cond). * Symphony No. 2 "Twenty-Five Preludes" (1962–1965). First performance on 11 April 1965 in Moscow by the [[Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio|USSR Radio & TV Large SO]], [[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] (cond). * Symphony No. 3. Symphony Concertante "Scenes of Russian Fairy Tales" in five parts (2000). Commissioned by Bayern Radio for [[Lorin Maazel]] and the [[Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra]], who gave its first performance on 22 June 2000 in the [[Gasteig]]. ====Concertos for orchestra==== * Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 "Naughty Limericks" (1963). First performance in September 1963 in Warsaw by the Radio & TV Large SO, [[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] (cond). First performance in Russia on 17 November 1963 in Moscow by the [[Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Kirill Kondrashin]] (cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 "The Chimes" (1968). Commissioned by the [[New York Philharmonic]] for its 125th anniversary. First performance on 11 January 1968 in New York by the New York Philharmonic, [[Leonard Bernstein]] (cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 "Old Russian Circus Music" (1989). Commissioned by the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] for its 100th anniversary. First performance on 25 October 1990 in Chicago by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, [[Lorin Maazel]] (cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 4 "Round Dances (Khorovody)" (1989). Commissioned by [[Suntory]]. First performance on 2 November 1989 in [[Suntory Hall]] by the [[Tokyo Symphony Orchestra]], [[Naohiro Totsuka]] (cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 5 "Four Russian Songs" for symphony orchestra (1998). Commissioned by the [[BBC]] for the Proms Season 1998 to [[Dmitry Sitkovetsky]]. First performance on 7 August 1998 in the [[Royal Albert Hall|Royal Albert Hall of London]] by the [[Ulster Orchestra]], [[Dmitry Sitkovetsky]] (cond) ====Concertos for solo instrument with orchestra==== * Piano ** Piano Concerto No. 1 in four parts in D major (1954). First performance on 7 November 1954 in Moscow by the Conservatory Student Orchestra, [[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] (cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). Re-orchestrated in 1974. First performance of the re-orchestrated version: 5 May 1974 in Moscow by the USSR SO, [[Yevgeny Svetlanov]] (cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 2 in three parts (1966). Dedicated to [[Maya Plisetskaya]]. First performance on 5 January 1967 in Moscow by the [[Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio|USSR Radio & TV Large SO]], [[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] (cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 3 "Variations and Theme" (1973). First performance on 5 May 1974 in Moscow by the USSR SO, [[Yevgeny Svetlanov]] (cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 4 "Sharp Keys" in two parts (1991). First performance on 11 June 1992 in Washington by the [[National Symphony Orchestra|Washington National SO]], [[Mstislav Rostropovich]] (cond), [[Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov|Nikolay Petrov]] (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 5 in three parts (1999). Commissioned by SAVCOR (Hannu and Ulla Savisalo). Dedicated to [[Olli Mustonen]]. First performance on 21 October 1999 in the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] of Los Angeles by the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]] (cond), [[Olli Mustonen]] (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 6 "Concerto Lontano" for piano and string orchestra (2003). Commissioned by the [[Concertgebouw, Amsterdam|Concertgebouw]], Amsterdam. First performance on 6 August 2003 in the [[Concertgebouw, Amsterdam|Concertgebouw]] of Amsterdam by the New European Strings Chamber Orchestra, conducted by [[Dmitri Sitkovetsky]]; [[Ekaterina Mechetina]] (piano). * Trumpet ** Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in two parts (1993). Commissioned by the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]]. First performance on 30 September 1994 in Pittsburgh by the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]], [[Lorin Maazel]] (cond), [[George Vosburgh]] (trumpet). *Cello ** Concerto "Sotto Voce" for cello and orchestra in four parts (1994). Commissioned by Sir Jon and Lady Lyons for [[Mstislav Rostropovich]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]. First performance on 8 November 1994 in London by the [[London Symphony Orchestra|London SO]], [[Seiji Ozawa]] (cond), [[Mstislav Rostropovich]] (cello). ** Parabola Concertante for cello, string orchestra and timpani (2001). Commissioned by the [[Kronberg Academy]] to [[Mstislav Rostropovich]]. First performance on 28 October 2001 at the Cello festival of Kronberg by the [[hr-Sinfonieorchester|Frankfurt Radio SO]], [[Hugh Wolff]] (cond), [[Mstislav Rostropovich]] (cello) * Viola ** Concerto "Dolce" for viola, string orchestra and harp (1997). First performance on 30 December 1997 in Moscow by the Moscow Soloists, [[Yuri Bashmet]] (cond & viola). * Violin ** Concerto "Cantabile" for violin and string orchestra (1997). Dedicated to [[Maxim Vengerov]]. First performance on 10 July 1998 in the Tonhalle of Zurich by the [[Tonhalle Orchester Zürich|Tonhalle Orchestra]], [[Mariss Jansons]] (cond), [[Maxim Vengerov]] (violin). * Oboe ** Oboe Concerto (2010). First performance: 18 June 2010 in Amsterdam by Alexei Ogrinchuk (oboe) and the [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]], conducted by [[Susanna Mälkki]]. * Others **Concerto "Parlando" for violin, trumpet and string orchestra (2004). First performance on 22 September 2004 in Saint Nazaire, France by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, conducted by Misha Rachlevsky with [[Philippe Graffin]] (violin) and Martin Hurrell (trumpet). **Double Concerto "Romantic Offering" for piano, cello and orchestra (2010). First performance: 9 February 2011 in Luzern by [[Martha Argerich]] (piano), [[Mischa Maisky]] (cello) and the [[Luzerner Sinfonieorchester]], conducted by [[Neeme Järvi]]. ** "The Adventures of a Monkey", concerto for narrator, trumpet, horn, flute, harp and two percussion players (2020) ====Other orchestral works==== * [[The Little Humpbacked Horse (ballet)#Choreography of Saint-Léon|The Little Humpbacked Horse]], first suite from the ballet, for symphony orchestra (1955). First performance in 1956 in Moscow by the State Cinematographic SO, [[Aleksandr Gauk]] cond. * Chamber Suite for twenty violins, harp, accordion and two double basses (1961). First performance in 1962 in Moscow by a Violin Ensemble of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Y. Reyentovich cond. * Not Love Alone, first symphonic suite from the opera, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1964) * The Little Humpbacked Horse, second suite from the ballet, for symphony orchestra (1965) * Symphonic Fanfares, festive overture for symphony orchestra (1967). First performance on 6 November 1967 in Moscow by the [[Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio|USSR Radio & TV Large SO]], [[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] cond. * Not Love Alone, second version for chamber orchestra (1971). First performance on 20 January 1972 by the [[Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre|Moscow Chamber Opera Theater]], [[Vladimir Delman]] cond. * Anna Karenina, romantic music for symphony orchestra (1972). First performance on 24 October 1972 in Moscow by the [[Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio|USSR Radio & TV Large SO]], [[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] cond. * Solemn Overture, Symphonic Salute on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the USSR (1982). First performance in December 1982 in Moscow by the [[State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation|USSR Symphonic Academy Orchestra]], [[Yevgeny Svetlanov]] cond. * The Seagull, suite from the ballet, for symphony orchestra (1984). First performance on 14 January 1986 in New York by the New York National Orchestra, A. Kassuto cond. * Music for the Town of Kothen, for chamber orchestra (1984). First performance on 17 February 1985 in Berlin by the Berlin Chamber Orchestra. * Self-Portrait, variations for symphony orchestra (1984). First performance on 15 May 1984 in Moscow by the USSR State SO, D. Kakhidze cond. * Music for strings, two oboes, two horns and celesta (1985). First performance in April 1987 in Leningrad by the [[Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra|Leningrad State Philharmonic Academic SO]], F. Glushchenko cond. * The Geometry of Sound for chamber orchestra (1987). First performance in May 1987 in Cologne by Soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, [[Alexander Lazarev (conductor)|Alexander Lazarev]] cond. * Stikhira (Hymn) for the Millennium of the Christianisation of Russia, for symphony orchestra (1988). Dedicated to [[Mstislav Rostropovich]]. First performance in March 1988 in Washington by the Washington National SO, Mstislav Rostropovich cond. * Flageolets for [[Toru Takemitsu]], for symphony orchestra (1990). First performance on 9 October 1990 in Tokyo by the Tokyo SO, H. Iwaki cond. * Chrystal Gusli for symphony orchestra (1994). Dedicated to [[Toru Takemitsu]]. First performance on 21 November 1994 in Moscow by the Moscow State SO, I. Golovchin cond. * Russian Photographs, music for string orchestra (1994). Dedicated to Vladimir Spivakov and the "Moscow Virtuosi". First performance on 29 Juli 1995 in Gstaad by the Moscow Virtuosi, V. Spivakov cond. * Shepherd's Pipes of Vologda (Homage to Bartok) for oboe, English horn, horn and strings (1995). Commissioned by the Hungarian Radio. First performance on 1 October 1995 in the Marble Hall of Budapest by the Concentus Hungaricus Chamber Orchestra, Bela Kollar (oboe), Gergely Hamar (English horn), Zoltan Varga (horn), Laszlo Kovacs cond. * Glorification (Velicanie) for string orchestra (1995). Commissioned by the World Economic Forum. First performance on 6 February 1996 in Davos at the World Economic Forum by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian cond. * Slava, Slava (A Festive Ringing of Bells), for orchestra (1997). Dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich for his 70th birthday. First performance 27 March 1997 in Paris by the Orchestre National de France, [[Seiji Ozawa]] cond. * Preludium to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, for orchestra (1999). Commissioned by the [[Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra]]. First performance on 5 January 2000 in the [[Meistersingerhalle]] of Nürnberg by the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, [[Jac van Steen]] cond. * Lolita Serenade, symphonic fragments from the opera ''Lolita'' (2001). Commissioned by the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]] to [[Mariss Jansons]]. First performance on 28 September 2001 in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons cond. * Dialogues with Shostakovich, symphonic etudes for orchestra (2001). Commissioned by the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]]. First performance on 8 November 2002 in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons cond. * Vivat!, St. Petersburg Overture (2008). First performance: 12 December 2008 in St. Petersburg by the [[Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra|St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra]], conducted by Mariss Jansons cond. * Beethoven's [[Heiligenstadt Testament|Heiligenstädter Testament]] (2008). Commissioned by the [[Bayerischer Rundfunk]]. First performance: 18 December 2008 in München by the [[Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra|Orchester des Bayerische Rundfunks]], Mariss Jansons cond. * Symphonic Diptych (2009). First performance: 20 April 2009 in Moscow by the [[Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra]], [[Valery Gergiev]] cond. * Lithuanian Saga (2009). First performance: 13 May 2009 in Vilnius by the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], Valery Gergiev cond. * Moscow-Petushki, dramatic fragment (2013). Commissioned by the Verbier Festival.
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