Boston Symphony Orchestra According to the New York Times review, this concert was dedicated to the memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died on April 12, 1945. The program was amended according to what appears in this record. "Carnegie Hall Audiences Spellbound as Koussevitzky Honors Roosevelt." New York Times 15 Apr 1945: 12. Print. NEW YORK PREMIERE of Randall Thompson's THE TESTAMENT OF FREEDOM choir and orchestra performance tribute 1945-04-14T14:30:00