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Yo-Yo Ma Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concertos / Yo-Yo Ma, Andris Nelsons

Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announce their upcoming album, on which they are joined by star cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing Shostakovich&rsquo;s two cello concertos. The release of the recordings is set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the composer&rsquo;s death in 1975 and are part of the upcoming anthology bringing together the BSO&rsquo;s decade-long, GRAMMY Award&reg;-winning Shostakovich project.
Benefiting from the superb audio quality achieved in the exceptional acoustic of Boston&rsquo;s Symphony Hall, Yo-Yo Ma gives inspired performances of the two cello concertos. The inventive First was written for a friend, Mstislav Rostropovich, a famously demanding piece that was an early landmark in Ma&rsquo;s own career. The far more introspective Second was the composer&rsquo;s 60th-birthday present to himself. &ldquo;This piece is as relevant today as it was then. I think Shostakovich&rsquo;s artistic truth was to represent the voice of the voiceless,&rdquo; says Ma about the second concerto.
Listen to a pre-release track of the energetic and fierce first movement of the Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major. The full album will be released digitally, on CD as well as vinyl on 25 April and is now available for pre-order.

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