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NSO announces Gianandrea Noseda as Music Director
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NSO In Your Neighborhood with Gianandrea Noseda
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Gianandrea Noseda previews 2016-17 NSO Concerts
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Biography
Gianandrea Noseda, 52, is widely recognized as one of the leading conductors of his generation. He was named the National Symphony Orchestra's seventh music director in January 2016, with his tenure beginning as Music Director Designate in the 2016-2017 season, and a four-year term as Music Director in the fall of 2017.His appointment as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino in 2007 ushered in a transformative era for the company matched with international acclaim for itsproductions, tours, recordings, and film projects. His visionary leadership and ambitious global touring initiatives over the last decade have brought the opera house firmly into the realm of the leading international companies on the global stage, where it has become one of Italy's most important cultural ambassadors. Noseda opened its 2016-2017 season this past fall celebrating the 120th anniversary of the premiere of Puccini's La bohème, which took place at the Teatro Regio Torino in 1896.
Noseda also serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Orquestra de Cadaqués, and Artistic Director of the Stresa Festival located on the shores of Lago Maggiore and among the oldest musical festivals in Italy. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI from 2003 to 2006. He is a regular guest of the Cleveland Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, NHK Symphony, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Wiener Symphoniker. Noseda also continues to work with institutions where he has held posts, including the BBC Philharmonic, which he led from 2002-2011; the Pittsburgh Symphony, where the Victor de Sabata Chair was created for him; and the Mariinsky Theatre, which appointed him its first-ever foreign principal guest conductor in 1997, a position he held for a decade.
Notable recent engagements include his Munich Philharmonic debut in June 2016 and Royal Opera House debut with a new production of Il trovatore in July 2016. In May 2015, he made his Berlin Philharmonic debut followed by his Salzburg Festival debut leading performances of Il trovatore with the Vienna Philharmonic in the summer of 2015. On December 8, 2016 he conducted the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm.
Gianandrea Noseda has a cherished relationship with the Metropolitan Opera dating back to 2002. In the 2016-2017 season he conducts a new production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, which has its premiere at the New Year's Eve Gala. Last season he led a critically acclaimed new production of Les pêcheurs de perles which also had its premiere at the New Year's Eve Gala in 2015. His widely praised 2013-2014 season interpretation of Prince Igor, for which he and director Dmitri Tcherniakov fashioned a new version, is available on DVD from Deutsche Grammophon.
Noseda's intense recording activity counts more than 50 CDs, many of which have been celebrated by critics and received awards. His Musica Italiana project, which he initiated more than ten years ago, has chronicled underappreciated Italian repertoire of the 20th century and brought to light many masterpieces. Conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino he has also recorded opera albums with celebrated vocalists such as Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Rolando Villazon, Anna Netrebko, and Diana Damrau.
A native of Milan, Maestro Noseda is Cavaliere Ufficiale al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, marking his contribution to the artistic life of Italy. In 2015, he was honored as Musical America's Conductor of the Year, and was named the 2016 International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year. Gianandrea Noseda, 52, is widely recognized as one of the leading conductors of his generation. He was named the National Symphony Orchestra's seventh music director in January 2016, with his tenure beginning as Music Director Designate in the 2016-2017 season, and a four-year term as Music Director in the fall of 2017.
His appointment as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino in 2007 ushered in a transformative era for the company matched with international acclaim for itsproductions, tours, recordings, and film projects. His visionary leadership and ambitious global touring initiatives over the last decade have brought the opera house firmly into the realm of the leading international companies on the global stage, where it has become one of Italy's most important cultural ambassadors. Noseda opened its 2016-2017 season this past fall celebrating the 120th anniversary of the premiere of Puccini's La bohème, which took place at the Teatro Regio Torino in 1896.
Noseda also serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Orquestra de Cadaqués, and Artistic Director of the Stresa Festival located on the shores of Lago Maggiore and among the oldest musical festivals in Italy. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI from 2003 to 2006. He is a regular guest of the Cleveland Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, NHK Symphony, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Wiener Symphoniker. Noseda also continues to work with institutions where he has held posts, including the BBC Philharmonic, which he led from 2002-2011; the Pittsburgh Symphony, where the Victor de Sabata Chair was created for him; and the Mariinsky Theatre, which appointed him its first-ever foreign principal guest conductor in 1997, a position he held for a decade.
Notable recent engagements include his Munich Philharmonic debut in June 2016 and Royal Opera House debut with a new production of Il trovatore in July 2016. In May 2015, he made his Berlin Philharmonic debut followed by his Salzburg Festival debut leading performances of Il trovatore with the Vienna Philharmonic in the summer of 2015. On December 8, 2016 he conducted the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm.
Gianandrea Noseda has a cherished relationship with the Metropolitan Opera dating back to 2002. In the 2016-2017 season he conducts a new production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, which has its premiere at the New Year's Eve Gala. Last season he led a critically acclaimed new production of Les pêcheurs de perles which also had its premiere at the New Year's Eve Gala in 2015. His widely praised 2013-2014 season interpretation of Prince Igor, for which he and director Dmitri Tcherniakov fashioned a new version, is available on DVD from Deutsche Grammophon.
Noseda's intense recording activity counts more than 50 CDs, many of which have been celebrated by critics and received awards. His Musica Italiana project, which he initiated more than ten years ago, has chronicled underappreciated Italian repertoire of the 20th century and brought to light many masterpieces. Conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino he has also recorded opera albums with celebrated vocalists such as Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Rolando Villazon, Anna Netrebko, and Diana Damrau.
A native of Milan, Maestro Noseda is Cavaliere Ufficiale al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, marking his contribution to the artistic life of Italy. In 2015, he was honored as Musical America's Conductor of the Year, and was named the 2016 International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year.
Upcoming Events
SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras: National Symphony Orchestra
New Music Director Gianandrea Noseda takes a fresh look at the timeless themes of the end of life and what lies beyond. Included is renowned baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky singing Shostakovich's Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, examining Michaelangelo's poetry of art, love, exile, and death; From the Cradle to the Grave, Liszt's last tone poem; and Richard Strauss's Death and Transfiguration, a breathtaking expression of hope.
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National Symphony Orchestra: A Portrait & a Frame: Works by Stravinsky, Mozart & W.F. Bach
Gianandrea Noseda presents a portrait of Stravinsky's complex artistry through his Symphonies of Wind Instruments and his Violin Concerto featuring Leila Josefowicz. Mozart's Adagio and Fugue in F minor and Symphony No. 39 bookend the portrait with a classical frame.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Borrowed from Baroque: Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony & more
Gianandrea Noseda showcases three pieces that reach into the past and feature Baroque styles in distinct and innovative ways: Webern's Passacaglia, Dallapiccola's Partita, and Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Tastes of Italy, France & Spain: Classics by Respighi, Chausson, Gershwin & Falla
Take a tour of Europe through works heavily inspired by Italy, France, and Spain. Gianandrea Noseda explores Respighi's Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome), Chausson's Poème, Gershwin's An American in Paris, and Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat Suites No. 1 & 2.
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National Symphony Orchestra: John Adams's The Gospel According to the Other Mary
In celebration of John Adams's 70th birthday year, Gianandrea Noseda conducts The Gospel According to the Other Mary, Adams's expansive composition for chorus, soloists, and orchestra depicting Jesus's final weeks as told from the unique perspective of Mary Magdalene.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Noseda conducts The Artist Abroad: Yuja Wang plays Prokofiev / Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances
Gianandrea Noseda examines three composers through the lens of their lives away from home. Britten's Matinées musicales and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances highlight pieces written in America, while soloist Yuja Wang conquers Prokofiev's Paris-penned Piano Concerto No. 5.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Noseda conducts Variations on Bach / Brahms's Fourth Symphony / Ehnes plays Berg
In his final concerts of the season, Gianandrea Noseda leads a program unified by J.S. Bach. The program includes Berio's take on Bach's unfinished Contrapunctus XIX, plus two more Bach-influenced works: Berg's Violin Concerto featuring James Ehnes and Brahms's Symphony No. 4.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Noseda conducts Verdi's Requiem
Gianandrea Noseda conducts Verdi's Requiem, a spectacular masterpiece composed in memory of an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi deeply admired. Pairing striking trumpet solos with sweeping symphonic and choral moments, Requiem is a legendary musical experience.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Season Opening Gala Concert
Gianandrea Noseda leads cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Tony-winning singer Cynthia Erivo in a tribute to the late Leonard Bernstein that includes the composer's Overture to Candide, "Three Meditations" from Mass, "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story, and a selection of vocal works.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Dancing on the Danube: Bronfman, Brahms & more
Gianandrea Noseda leads Yefim Bronfman in Brahms's monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 in this program that also explores the spirit of dance in Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic through dance music by Brahms, R. Strauss, Kodály and Dvorák.
