GRAMOPHONE Review: Shostakovich Cello Concertos 1 & 2 – Alexander Kniazev, Yokohama Sinfonietta/Yamada

Shostakovich’s two cello concertos plainly share the same musical DNA – but it’s almost as if the Second (which I am delighted to see becoming more and more core repertoire and a work of choice among leading cellists) has grown out of the First elaborating on the former’s concision but sharing that acute sense of … [Read More]