# Dmitri Shostakovich, cello excerpts

2 annotated excerpts; 2 on audition lists.

Modern

- [Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, I, opening](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/shostakovich-5-i), The dotted-rhythm canon between low strings and violins that opens one of the great 20th-century symphonies. Advanced; Modern; Bass clef. Standard audition excerpt.
- [Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1, I, opening](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/shostakovich-concerto-1), The famous DSCH-derived motif. Sardonic, driving, written for Rostropovich. Audition; Modern; Tenor clef. Standard audition excerpt.

Canonical source: https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/composer/shostakovich