National Symphony Orchestra

Upcoming Events

• NSO Pops: And the Winner Is.../Bill Conti, conductor

  Feb 11 - 13, 2010 | Buy Now
  The NSO Pops led by guest conductor and movie music composer Bill Conti presents a thrilling orchestral salute to the Academy Awards.

• NSO Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf

  Feb 14, 2010 | Buy Now
  In one of its most cherished and acclaimed productions, Magic Circle Mime Company returns to bring Sergei Prokofiev's classic work for children to life as a dazzling theatrical and musical event.

• National Symphony Orchestra: James Gaffigan, conductor / Denis Matsuev, piano, plays Rachmaninoff

  Feb 18 - 20, 2010 | Buy Now
  Young, rising star conductor James Gaffigan leads virtuoso Russian pianist Denis Matsuev in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. The program also features Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and Auerbach's haunting Requiem for Icarus.

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Fancy That!

  Feb 20 - 21, 2010 | Buy Now
  In Fancy That!, NSO violinist Marissa Regni plays a one-woman show about how to decorate music in the form of ornamentation and variations. This concert is perfect for even the youngest music lovers in your family.

• NSO Ensemble Concert: Connections: MORE History and Music

  Feb 28, 2010 | Buy Now
  In this multimedia program, Yvonne Caruthers and several of her NSO colleagues integrate many of today's most recognizable musical works alongside landmarks in 19th-century American history.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor/Ingrid Fliter, piano, plays Mozart

  Mar 4 - 6, 2010 | Buy Now
  Former NSO Principal Guest Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos returns to conduct Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 with Argentinean pianist Ingrid Fliter, as well as Mozart's Serenata notturna and Strauss's Symphonia Domestica.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor/Verdi Requiem

  Mar 11 - 13, 2010 | Buy Now
  In his first NSO concert since his appointment as the Music Director of the Kennedy Center and NSO, Christoph Eschenbach conducts Verdi's Requiem with four great singers of today.

• Beyond the Baton: Christoph Eschenbach

  Mar 13, 2010 at 6:00 PM | Buy Now
  Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director Designate of the National Symphony Orchestra, discusses his vision for the future of the NSO and his concert of Verdi's Requiem.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Jakub Hrusa, conductor/Daniel Müller-Schott, cello, plays Dvorák

  Mar 25 - 28, 2010 | Buy Now
  Prague Philharmonia's young Chief Conductor, Jakub Hruša, leads fellow rising star Daniel Müller-Schott in Dvorák's Cello Concerto. The program also includes Schubert's "Unfinished" and Janácek's Taras Bulba.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Iván Fischer, conductor/Bach

  Apr 1 - 3, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10,
  NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer celebrates Easter week by conducting Bach's Mass in B minor with renowned vocal soloists and the University of Maryland Concert Choir.

• NSO Pops: Michael Cavanaugh in Concert: The Music of Billy Joel and More/Steven Reineke, conductor

  Apr 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM | On Sale 2/10/10,
  A veteran of the "Piano Man" role from Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp's Tony-winning Broadway production Movin' Out, Michael Cavanaugh brings Joel's music to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Gospel Concert

  Apr 24, 2010 at 8:00 PM | On Sale 2/10/10,
  Curated by Rev. Nolan Williams Jr., the Orchestra, WPAS Men and Women of the Gospel Choir, and special guests perform newly commissioned orchestrations along with classic and popular gospel repertoire.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Hans Graf, conductor/Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, plays Connesson & Ravel

  Apr 29 - May 1, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10,
  The NSO, conducted by Hans Graf, plays a commission by composer Guillaume Connesson and Ravel's Left Hand Concerto, both with celebrated pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who plays with "classical refinement and cool beauty" (The New York Times).

• NSO Pops: Sondheim at 80/Marvin Hamlisch, conductor

  May 6 - 8, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10,
  The NSO Pops celebrates the 80th birthday of 16-time Tony Award–winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with a concert of his greatest hits.

• NSO Family Concert: The Composer is Dead

  May 9, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10,
  Acclaimed composer Nathaniel Stookey brings his uproarious collaboration with best-selling children's writer Lemony Snicket to the Kennedy Center.
  

• National Symphony Orchestra: John Adams, conductor/Eric Owens, bass-baritone

  May 13 - 15, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10,
  The unique and imaginative John Adams conducts his Walt Whitman–inspired composition The Wound Dresser, featuring baritone Eric Owens. Also on the program are works by Barber and Elgar as well as Copland's Suite from Billy the Kid.

• National Symphony Orchestra: John Adams, conductor/Leila Josefowicz, violin

  May 20 - 22, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10,
  John Adams returns for a program that includes two of his works, The Dharma at Big Sur, featuring violinist Leila Josefowicz, and his City Noir Symphony. Also on the program are works by Britten and Stravinsky.

• National Symphony Orchestra: National Memorial Day Concert

  May 30, 2010 at 8:00 PM
  

• National Symphony Orchestra: Iván Fischer, conductor/Stravinsky & Rimsky-Korsakov

  Jun 3 - 5, 2010 | On Sale 4/7/10,
  In his final performances of the season, NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer takes the podium to lead Stravinsky's once-controversial, now-beloved Le Sacre du Printemps.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Kristjan Järvi, conductor/ Evelyn Glennie, percussion, plays Tuur

  Jun 10 - 12, 2010 | On Sale 4/7/10,
  As part of the VSA arts International Festival, the NSO, conductor Kristjan Järvi, and percussionist Evelyn Glennie perform Tüür's "Magma." The uplifting program also features music from Ellington and Bernstein.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Juraj Valcuha, conductor/Jennifer Koh, violin, plays Szymanowski

  Jun 17 - 19, 2010 | On Sale 4/7/10,
  Jennifer Koh returns with her "pure, singing violin" (The New York Times) to perform Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1, led by conductor Juraj Valcuha. Mahler's titanic Symphony No. 1 rounds out the program.

• NSO Pops: Classical Mystery Tour/Martin Herman, conductor

  Jun 24 - 26, 2010 | On Sale 4/7/10,
  Imagine The Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would that have sounded like? Find out when Classical Mystery Tour performs live with the NSO Pops, conducted by Martin Herman.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/Yo-Yo Ma, cello

  Jun 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM | On Sale 4/7/10,
  Known on the global stage for his passion and flawless performances, cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns to the NSO for a concert led by Jeffrey Kahane, whom the Denver Post says possesses "undeniable charisma."

• A Capitol Fourth

  Jul 4, 2010 at 8:00 PM
  

• National Symphony Orchestra: Labor Day Capitol Concert

  Sep 5, 2010 at 8:00 PM