Philharmonia Podcast 58: Mar 2013
Commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society, Witold Lutos\u0142awski's Cello Concerto was written for and premi\xe8red by the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1970. Tom Hutchinson of the Royal Philharmonic Society tells us more. Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra's series Woven Words: "Music begins where words end". Explore the series\u2019 digital resources at http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/lutoslawski