Yo-Yo Ma presents inspired performances of Shostakovich' two cello concertos, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons as part of their award-winning decade-long Shostakovich Project. The inventive First, written for Rostropovich, is a famously demanding piece that was an early landmark in Ma’s own career. The far more introspective Second was the composer’s 60th-birthday present to himself. 💿 Out now: dgt.link/Yo-YoMa-Shostakovich | Deutsche Grammophon - DG