Two masterpieces: Dvorák's Cello Concerto and Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony.
Cellist Jian Wang is praised for the strength and bravura of his playing, his rich, dark-hued tone and the impassioned ardour of his interpretations. And you can be sure these are the qualities he'll bring to the poetry and tender feeling of Dvorák's great Romantic cello concerto.
In one of his first concerts as Principal Conductor of the Sydney Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy gave what The Sydney Morning Herald called a "magnificently emphatic" performance of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony. This is your chance to experience the insight and emotional honesty he brings to this deeply moving symphony in a concert of two masterpieces.
DVORÁK Cello Concerto in B minor
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10
Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor
Jian Wang cello
AUDIO PLAYER LISTING
Track 1 - DVORAK Cello Concerto: I Allegro
Track 2 - DVORAK Cello Concerto: III Finale (Allegro moderato)
Heinrich Schiff (cello) with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis
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Track 3 - SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10: II Allegro
Track 4 - SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10: III Allegretto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy DECCA 475 8756
Audio kindly supplied by Silver Partner Universal Music