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Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works

Yuja Wang (piano), Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works

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In Yuja Wang’s hands the music comes across as delightfully playful, quick to register variety. Hardly any extended passage passes by without her lighting upon quicksilver changes of colour...

Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works

Yuja Wang (piano), Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

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In Yuja Wang’s hands the music comes across as delightfully playful, quick to register variety. Hardly any extended passage passes by without her lighting upon quicksilver changes of colour...

About

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra announce their upcoming album with star pianist Yuja Wang performing Shostakovich’s two piano concertos. The recordings are part of Nelsons' and the BSO’s award-winning decade-long Shostakovich project to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Benefiting from the superb audio quality achieved in the exceptional acoustic of Boston’s Symphony Hall, Yuja Wang gives characteristically dynamic and expressive performances of Shostakovich’s two contrasting piano concertos, written 24 years apart. The new album also features 6 solo piano pieces from Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 & Op. 34.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro moderato
Track length6:04
II. Lento
Track length8:32
III. Moderato
Track length1:52
IV. Allegro con brio
Track length6:52
I. Allegro
Track length7:03
II. Andante
Track length6:06
III. Allegro
Track length5:21
No. 8a, Prelude in F-Sharp Minor
Track length1:07
No. 2a, Prelude in A Minor
Track length0:55
No. 2b, Fugue in A Minor
Track length1:18
No. 5 in D Major. Allegro vivace
Track length0:30
No. 15a, Prelude in D-Flat Major
Track length2:51
No. 15b, Fugue in D-Flat Major
Track length1:38

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    June 2025
    Editor's Choice
  • Grammy Awards
    68th Awards (2026)
    Nominated - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
  • The New York Times
    Best Classical Music Albums of 2025

9th May 2025

In Yuja Wang’s hands the music comes across as delightfully playful, quick to register variety. Hardly any extended passage passes by without her lighting upon quicksilver changes of colour and accent.

June 2025

A genuine collaborative spirit presides over these Shostakovich concerto performances, not to mention the dazzling execution and playful characterisation one expects from this particular piano soloist.

The New York Times 18th December 2025

Wang’s ferocious technique and no-fuss class at the keyboard perfectly suit her to Shostakovich’s irony-laced piano concertos.
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