Shostakovich, Dimitri. (1906-1975) [Shirinsky, Vasily Petrovich. (1901–1965)] Autograph Holiday PostcardAutograph postcard with a holiday greeting from the important composer to the family of violinist Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, a founding member of the Beethoven Quartet, to whose memory Shostakovich's Eleventh Quartet is dedicated. Postmarked December 28, 1967. Shostakovich writes (translated from the Russian): "My dear Nina Vasilievna, Nina Borisovna, and Sasha, I am sending you my warmest greetings for the new year 1968. Wishing you all the best.