Shostakovich highly appreciated her music, and predicted her worldwide recognition. In his String Quartet No. 5 and in Suite on Words by Michelangelo (No. 9) he used the second theme from the finale of Trio for clarinet, violin, and piano by Ustvolskaya. He wrote in a letter to her, “it’s not you that are under my influence, but I’m under yours.”
Ustvolskaya: Grand Duet for Cello & Piano Ustvolskaya: Octet for 2 oboes, 4 violins, timpani & piano Ustvolskaya: Piano Sonata No. 1 Ustvolskaya: Sonata for Violin & Piano