Nelsons conducts Tenth Symphonies

Shostakovich’s first major work to be premiered after Stalin's death, provides a fascinating coupling to Mahler's work in this unmissable concert.

Andris Nelsons continues his Mahler cycle with the Wiener Philharmoniker with this concert from the Salzburg Festival, featuring the composer's last completed symphonic movement: the intensely emotional Adagio from the unfinished Tenth Symphony. Another Tenth Symphony completes the programme, marking the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich's death. The composer’s first major work to be premiered after Stalin's death, the Tenth was immediately hailed as a masterpiece – and picked through for hidden meanings and messages about the brutal regime that had just come to a close. To this day it retains that astonishing power – and provides a fascinating coupling to Mahler's work in this unmissable concert.

Recording location Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg
Recording date 10 August 2025
Production Company Unitel
Conductor Andris Nelsons