Shostakovich wrote his First Cello Concerto for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. He loved it so much, he learnt the whole piece off-by-heart in four days. Timecodes refer to the ...
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 Jamie Walton, Cello Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra Alex Briger, Conductor Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Alex ...
It was only a matter of time before Jamie Walton recorded the Cello Concerto by his namesake, Sir William. To do so earlier might have smacked of opportunism, but he is already known as a musician of ...
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello Sinfonia of London John Wilson, Conductor Sonata for Cello and Piano Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano Sonata for ...
Philharmonic Orchestra under their new artistic director Vasily Petrenko, perform Shostakovich’s Cello Concertos No. 1 and No. 2 with cellist Truls Mork. Technically assured and graceful performances ...
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When there’s a final reckoning of Andris Nelsons’ tenure as artistic head of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, his performances and recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's music will certainly ride high on ...
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Written for Mstislav Rostropovich in the early 1960s Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto (Op. 107) quickly established itself as key work in the repertoire for cello. Stephen Johnson joins the BBC ...
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his first Cello Concerto for Mstislav Rostropovich in 1959. Premiered on October 4, 1959 in Leningrad with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Yevgeny ...
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