The Cello Concerto No. 2, Opus 126, was written by Dmitri Shostakovich in the spring of 1966 in the Crimea. Like the first concerto, it was written for Mstislav Rostropovich, who gave the premiere in Moscow under Yevgeny Svetlanov on 25 September 1966 at the composer's 60th birthday concert. Sometimes the concerto is listed as being in the key of G, but the score gives no such indication.
| Date of composition | 1966 |
| Premiered | 1966, September 25th in Russia, Moscow |
| Type | Concerto |
| Tonality | G Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 126 |
| Approx. duration | 35 minutes |
| Instruments |
Cello
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: Concerto pour violoncelle n°2 en sol majeur, Op. 126 Dmitrij Šostakovič: Concerto per violoncello n. 2 in sol maggiore, Op. 126 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Konzert Nr. 2 für Violoncello G-dur, Op. 126 |