1959 Mstislav Rostropovich cello, A. Gauk Conductor. Shostakovich Cello Concerto Premiere.

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119.00

October 9, 1959. The Moscow State Philharmonic. In the program: Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No.1 in E-flat major, Op. 107 (1st performance)*

*The Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107, was composed in 1959 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend Mstislav Rostropovich, who committed it to memory in four days. He premiered it on October 4, 1959, at the Large Hall of the Leningrad Conservatory with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky. The first recording was made in two days following the premiere by Rostropovich and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aleksandr Gauk.