DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

Commemorating the 50th anniversary year of Shostakovich’s death in 1975, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their music director Andris Nelsons release their long-awaited 19CD Shostakovich edition which combines the previously released recordings of the 15 symphonies with new recordings of the cello concertos with Yo-Yo Ma, the piano concertos with Yuja Wang and of the violin concertos with Baiba Skride as well as of the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

Individually, the albums of the violin concertos and the opera are also released today, while the cello concertos are released on 25 April and the piano concertos on 2 May.

This Grammy-winning exceptional anthology contains brand-new recordings by pianist Yuja Wang, violinist Baiba Skride and cellist Yo-Yo Ma in the concertos, while the Lady Macbeth cast is headed by Kristine Opolais, Brenden Gunnell, Peter Hoare and Günther Groissböck. 

Listen to a first pre-release track, the energetic and fierce Interlude taken from Act III, Scene 7 of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District. The full album is released digitally, on CD as well as on vinyl on 28 March and is now available for pre-order.