The Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Opus 107, was composed in 1959 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend Mstislav Rostropovich, who committed it to memory in four days and gave the premiere on October 4, 1959, with Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in the Large Hall of the Leningrad Conservatory. The first recording was made in two days following the premiere by Rostropovich and the Moscow Philharmonic, under the baton of Aleksandr Gauk.
| Date of composition | 1959 |
| Type | Concerto |
| Tonality | E-flat Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 107 |
| Instruments |
Cello
Orchestra |
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Dmitri Chostakovitch: Concerto pour violoncelle n°1 en mi bémol majeur, Op. 107 Dmitrij Šostakovič: Concerto per violoncello n. 1 in mi bemolle maggiore, Op. 107 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Konzert Nr. 1 für Violoncello Es-dur, Op. 107 |