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Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 Premiered On This Day in 1966 [ON THIS DAY]
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Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto Op. 126 premiered on this day in 1966
Dmitri Shostakovich’s 2nd Cello Concerto Op. 126 premiered on this day in 1966.
The first performance was given in Moscow at the composer's 60th birthday concert by soloist Mstislav Rostropovich – under the baton of Maestro Yevgeny Svetlanov.
MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH | SHOSTAKOVICH CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2 | YEVGENY SVETLANOV & THE STATE ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE USSR | 1966
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