Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 107 - [1st mvt : Allegretto]

Nathan Niessl's energetic and passionate performance of the Allegretto (1st movement) Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 107 by Dmitri Shoskovich at the 2024 St Peters Lutheran College Performer of the Year Concerto Final.
About the work: 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.