Work: Cello Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, Op.107

Rouvali and the Philharmonia dazzle with sunlit Tchaikovsky, intense Shostakovich and Say’s imaginative textures, while Gabetta’s physical, lyrical cello brings immediacy to an evening of virtuosity, warmth and playful energy.

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War and Peace in Aix-en-Provence

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Charlotte Gardner, 25 Apr

Gautier Capuçon, Pierre Bleuse and the Orchestre du Festival Casals bring a devastating Shostakovich First Cello Concerto to Aix-en-Provence's Festival de Pâques.

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Splendid Shostakovich from Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony

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Susan Stempleski, 24 Apr

A haunting account of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto is paired with a vivid rendition of his Eleventh Symphony.

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IngolstadtLive: Together for Music

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Shostakovich

Camerata Salzburg; François Leleux; Lisa Batiashvili; Maximilian Hornung

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Bachtrack top ten: Dmitri Shostakovich

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Mark Pullinger, 25 Sep

Conformist or closet dissident? Dmitri Shostakovich had to adapt, chameleon-like, to the changing political climate in the Soviet Union, toeing the party line where necessary, but planting his music with coded messages.