Saturday, April 12, 2025
8:00 PM
Dmitri Shostakovich often folded messages of revolution and resistance into his music during a politically turbulent time. Yo-Yo Ma brings the specter of resistance in Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto; a prime example of the composer using music to protest an authoritarian regime. The program concludes with his Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
ALL-SHOSTAKOVICH program
Cello Concerto No. 1
Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905
This concert will take place on Friday, April 11th and will be broadcast on Saturday, April 12th.