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Anastasia Kobekina is joined at the 麻豆社 studios by pianist Laume Skride in Mieczys艂aw Weinberg's Cello Sonata No 2.

Written in 1959 at the request of the great Soviet cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, this cello sonata is one of the many works by Weinberg being taken up by a new generation of performers. Polish-born Mieczys艂aw Weinberg twice escaped from Nazi invasions, finally settling in Moscow, where he went on to complete 26 symphonies, 17 string quartets and seven operas. For over 30 years he was Shostakovich鈥檚 closest musical friend but, far from being a mere imitator, Shostakovich himself was keen to acknowledge that the musical dialogue went both ways. Anastasia Kobekina made this recording at the 麻豆社 studios in 2021 during her time as a Radio 3 New Generation Artist.

Weinberg: Cello Sonata no 2 Op. 63
Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Lauma Skride (piano)