1936 D. Shostakovich Cello Sonata. Soloists: D. Shostakovich (piano), J. Livshits (cello)

Season 1935-1936 in the Leningrad Concert hall of Chamber Music.
[p. 4. Concert no. 10 of the 2nd Abonnement:]
May 9, 1936. Works of the Soviet Composers. In the Program: Shostakovich – Sonata for cello and piano; Zhivotov – Songs; Zhelobinsky – Preludes. Soloists – D. Shotakovich (Author), V. Zhelobinsky (Author), M. Borovsky (singing), J. Livshits* (cello).


* Joseph (Iosif) Mikhailovich Livshits - cellist, artist of the Philharmonic Orchestra in 1921 - 1926. Then he played in the orchestra of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater and the Auer Quartet. As an ensemble player, he performed several times in the halls of the Leningrad Philharmonic.