Concerto DSCH
Concerto DSCH is a ballet by Alexei Ratmansky choreographed for the New York City Ballet to the music of
Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102. The premiere took place on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. The ballet's title derives from the composer's use of DSCH, a musical motif in allusion to his own name. Wendy Whelan, one of the originator of the ballet, performed the second movement of the ballet at her farewell performance.Casts
- World premiere : Wendy Whelan, Ashley Bouder, Benjamin Millepied, Joaquín De Luz, Gonzalo Garcia
- Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere : Carla Körbes, Carrie Imler, Karel Cruz, Seth Orza, Bakthurel Bold
- La Scala Theatre Ballet premiere : Svetlana Zakharova, Alessandra Vassallo, Eris Nezha, Antonino Sutera, Federico Fresi
- Mariinsky Ballet premiere : Yekaterina Kondaurova, Nadezhda Batoeva, Andrey Ermakov, Alexander Sergeyev, Vasily Tkachenko
Videography
In light of the impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the performing arts, New York City Ballet released a recording featuring Sara Mearns, Tyler Angle, Ashley Bouder, Gonzalo Garcia and Joaquin De Luz, recorded in October 5, 2018.
