This is a vinyl LP pressing of Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos by Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons. The album coincides with the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death in 1975 and is part of the upcoming anthology bringing together the BSO’s decade-long, GRAMMY Award®-winning Shostakovich project.

Benefiting from the superb audio quality achieved in the exceptional acoustic of Boston’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’s own career. 

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Release Year: 2025

Track List:

1. I. Allegretto (Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107)
2. II. Moderato (Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107)
3. III. Cadenza (Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107)
4. IV. Allegro Con Moto (Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107)
5. I. Largo (Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126)
6. II. Allegretto (Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126)
7. III. Allegretto (Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126)