When the stirring central tune of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 12 first emerges, a few minutes into the piece, it's very soft in the cellos and basses.The model for this moment is clear: Very softly, in the cellos and basses, is how the Ode to Joy is introduced in Beethoven's Ninth.Beethoven's Ninth, of course, is at the center of the repertory, while Shostakovich's 12th, The Year 1917, had never been played by the New York Philharmonic before Thursday, when it was a vehicle for the conductor Rafael Payare's debut with the orchestra at David Geffen Hall.
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