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Dmitri Kabalevsky composed two cello concertos. He is primarily a pianist and composer for piano. He was awarded the Order of Lenin for his contribution to Russian music education. It is generally accepted that a composer's context has a great influence on their compositions. Kabalevsky's life in Russia during the time of the USSR and his career as a music teacher, for example, held particular influences on his works, particularly on his cello concertos.

As a result, Kabalevsky did not stray too far from traditional Russian music in his cello concertos.

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The 20th century brought about a new style known as neoclassicism [ 9 ] to which Kabalevsky adhered to in many of his works, but particularly in his cello concertos. This style came about during the inter-war period , where innovation in music was less desirable and where tradition took precedence. Kabalevsky drew inspiration from and was influenced by a number of things such as his context of living in Soviet Russia, the neoclassic style that came out of the inter-war period and his esteemed career as a music educator and professional.

Cello Concerto No. The first section is an Allegro, which means "fast and lively". It is followed by the second movement which is a Largo, meaning "slow" and was dedicated to fallen Russian soldiers in World Wars 1 and 2. The third movement is an Allegro molto, meaning "very swift". His use of melody and harmonic structure also followed tradition.

Kabalevsky was generally praised by his audiences because of this and received a mostly positive reception to his neoclassic style.