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Yo-Yo Ma joins the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach to perform the cello solo in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote at Carnegie Hall in 2004.

Orchestral principals talk about the challenges of performing Strauss works in the June 2014 issue of The Strad, out now. You can also read Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Jason Horowitz's blog on Tackling the demands of Richard Strauss orchestral works.

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