Spectacular Shostakovich Shostakovich – Festive Overture Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No2 Shostakovich – Symphony No11 The Year 1905 Thomas Søndergård, Conductor Daniel Muller-Schott, Cello Officially, Shostakovich based his massive Eleventh Symphony on the Russian revolution of 1905, but this blockbuster of a symphony is still grippingly relevant today. As Scotland’s National Orchestra pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, Music Director Thomas Søndergård brings their Concert Season to a close in truly epic style: opening with the jubilant trumpets of the Festive Overture and joining Daniel Müller-Schott (‘Fearless’ – The New York Times) in a Cello Concerto that feels more like a Cold War thriller. It doesn’t get more powerful than this.