Yo-Yo Ma presents inspired performances of Shostakovich' two cello concertos, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons as part of their award-winning decade-long Shostakovich Project. The inventive First, written for Rostropovich, is a famously demanding piece that was an early landmark in Ma’s own career. The far more introspective Second was the composer’s 60th-birthday present to himself. 💿 Out now: dgt.link/Yo-YoMa-Shostakovich | Deutsche Grammophon - DG

1K views · 192 reactions | Celebrate 40 years of Bach’s Unaccompanied Cello Suites with the 1983 Sessions. | Yo-Yo Ma | Facebook

19K views · 665 reactions | Yo-Yo Ma playing J.S Bach's Prelude from Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G major✨⁠⁠Have a listen and watch the music video, which beautifully illustrates the unifying power of music among us all. | Sony Classical | Facebook

193K views · 7.4K reactions | Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 at St Stephen Walbrook. Hear Catherine Bott's exclusive interview with the great cellist at 9pm on Classic FM. More about this incredible music and his new Bach recording here classicfm.com/artists/yo-yo-ma/bach-cello-suites-video | Classic FM | Facebook