This symphony received in 1952 the highest honor given by the Bulgarian Government to an artist, the Dimitrov Prize, and earned him the admiration of his fellow musicians: "A work like this is written only once in a hundred years", Dmitri Shostakovich exclaimed.
Esta sinfonía recibiu en 1952 o maior honor dado polo goberno búlgaro a un artista, o premio Dimitrov, e valeulle a admiración dos seus colegas músicos: "Unha obra coma esta escríbese só unha vez cada cen anos", exclamou Dmitrii Shostakovich.