Work: Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, Op.126

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Composer	Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
Period	Early 20th century
Year	1966
Work type	Orchestral

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Thomas Søndergård conducts thrilling Shostakovich to close to the RSNO Season: lively Festive Overture, introspective Second Cello Concerto with Daniel Müller-Schott, and an epic Eleventh Symphony.

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Clare Varney, 07 Nov

Truls Mørk joins Tarmo Peltokoski and the Rotterdam Phil for a deeply emotional reading of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no. 2.

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Work: Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, Op.126

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