Dmitri Shostakovich No. 1 Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite The Firebird Suite Yo-Yo Ma Daniele Gatti Concertgebouw Amsterdam Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107

Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky This remarkable concert led by designated Chief Conductor The Nutcracker Suite Daniele Gatti marks the return of master cellist Yo-Yo Ma (after Igor Stravinsky twenty years) to the Concertgebouw . In this season The Firebird Suite (1919 version) opening night they perform Shostakovich’s intense First Cello Concerto, which bears witness to the strained relationship between the composer and the Soviet authorities. Violoncello Yo-Yo Ma Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Maestro Gatti juxtaposes the concerto with two successful Conductor Daniele Gatti works from the great Russian dance tradition: The three-part suite from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker being enormously Produced by Castus popular, partly as a result of the Disney film Fantasia and Video Director Dick Kuijs Stravinsky’s Firebird, which, with his phenomenal orchestration, is evoking an exotic and often brooding atmosphere. Length: 99' “After twenty years, this is a unique opportunity to work Shot in HDTV 1080/50i together with the wonderful RCO again – very special indeed!” Cat. no. A 865 50023 0000 (Yo-Yo Ma) A co-production of RCO and UNITEL CLASSICA

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