In this world premiere recording, one of the greatest cellists of our time, Yo-Yo Ma, performs the Cello Concerto by internationally renowned composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Yo-Yo Ma performs this stunning concerto alongside the world’s most contemporary minded orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Salonen has dedicated this work to Yo-Yo Ma. The Cello Concerto made its debut in Chicago, where it was performed by Yo-Yo Ma and conducted by Salonen. The concerto was praised by critics for the level of collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and Salonen.
Here is the Cello Concerto by Salonen: