Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major (Op. 133) was composed in 1968. It is dedicated to Dmitri Tsyganov, the first violinist of the Beethoven Quartet, which premiered the work in Moscow on June 14.

Date of composition 1968
Dedicated to Dedicated to Dmitri Tsyganov, the first violinist of the Beethoven Quartet
Type String Quartet
Tonality D-flat Major
Catalogue Op. 133
Approx. duration 26 minutes
Instruments String Quartet
Autotranslations beta Dmitri Chostakovitch: Quatuor à cordes n°12 en ré bémol majeur, Op. 133
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Quartetto d'archi n. 12 in re bemolle maggiore, Op. 133
Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Streichquartett Nr. 12 Des-dur, Op. 133