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The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Youth Fellowship Program is an orchestral training program for young musicians in grades 9-12 in the DC metropolitan area.
National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Christoph Eschenbach gives an overview of the 2011-2012 NSO Classical season.
Among the finest conductors the world over, Maestro Christoph Eschenbach became the Music Director of the NSO and the Kennedy Center in 2010. Explore Eschenbach's history: his life, his career, his passionate dedication to the arts.
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A post-concert discussion with Christoph Eschenbach, Julian Wachner, Nikolai Schukoff, and Nigel Boon. Recorded on March 12, 2010, following Eschenbach's inaugural concert of Verdi's Requiem.
Music Director Designate of the National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Additional Resources
- Eschenbach Reviewed on the Millennium Stage Review of Eschenbach's second Millennium Stage Recital
- Hail, Eschenbach, All Hail Charles Downey on Christoph Eschenbach
- Taking the Measure of the National Symphony Baltimore Sun Summary of First Eschenbach Season
- Eschenbach serves notice of exciting era to come with National Symphony The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD (March 15, 2010)
- New NSO Music Director: Christoph Eschenbach Eschenbach Appointed Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra
- Christoph Eschenbach to Lead National Symphony The Washington Post, Washington, DC (Sept. 26, 2008) "Ending months of speculation and years of searching, the National Symphony Orchestra has chosen its next music director: the German conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach..."
- NSO's Promising Date With Christoph Eschenbach The Washington Post, Washington, DC (Feb. 28, 2008) "In January, one of the Philadelphia Inquirer's music critics floated the possibility on his blog that Christoph Eschenbach would become the next music director of the NSO..."
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Remembering JFK with Maestro Eschenbach and the NSO - 2 CD Set (CD)
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Upcoming Events
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Strauss & Beethoven
2/2/2012 - 2/4/2012 The NSO continues its exploration of Beethoven with his immense and emotional Symphony No. 3 "Eroica." With Christoph Eschenbach on the podium, the Orchestra also plays Richard Strauss's masterpiece for 23 strings, Metamorphosen.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, plays Shostakovich
2/9/2012 - 2/11/2012 Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg has been called "a breathtakingly daring and original artist" by the Washington Post. Now the violinist "who must be experienced in person" plays Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.
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Christoph Eschenbach & Matthias Goerne, baritone
3/5/2012 7:30 PM A renowned Schubert interpreter, pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director for the Kennedy Center and NSO, renews his partnership with baritone Matthias Goerne for Schubert's magnificent song cycle Winterreise.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone & Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano / Music of Bartók
3/8/2012 - 3/10/2012 Christoph Eschenbach continues The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna with works by Budapest's Bartók. Matthias Goerne and Michelle DeYoung lend their voices to Bluebeard's Castle on a program with The Miraculous Mandarin.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Hungarian Dances
3/9/2012 8:00 PM The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna continues with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the NSO in "Hungarian Dances," a collection of works by composers Bartók, Kodály, Liszt, and Brahms.
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Christoph Eschenbach & Dan Zhu, violin
3/12/2012 7:30 PM Pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director for the Kennedy Center and NSO, plays Mozart sonatas with violinist Dan Zhu, called "an artist of affecting humility and beautiful tone production" by The Strad magazine.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Beethoven: Fidelio
3/15/2012 - 3/17/2012 Christoph Eschenbach continues The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna with NSO performances of Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera, in concert with singers and chorus.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music by the Strauss Family
3/16/2012 1:30 PM As part of The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna, Christoph Eschenbach conducts the NSO in works by Johann Strauss Jr. and brother Josef, including the overture to Die Fledermaus, in celebration of their beloved Vienna.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Dvorák: Stabat Mater
3/22/2012 - 3/24/2012 Hear the genius of Dvorák as The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna continues with Maestro Eschenbach conducting the NSO in Stabat Mater, with singers Anne Schwanewilms, Nathalie Stutzmann, Steve Davislim, and Robert Holl.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music of Dvorák & Janácek
3/23/2012 8:00 PM The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna stops in Prague with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in works by Dvorák and Janácek.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Beethoven
5/31/2012 - 6/2/2012 Christoph Eschenbach returns with more breathtaking Beethoven, conducting Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 7. The Orchestra also premieres a new work under the auspices of the Hechinger Commissioning Fund.
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The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Boccherini, Paganini & Mozart
6/3/2012 2:00 PM The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Mozart's Piano Quartet in G minor with Christoph Eschenbach, plus two works featuring guitar, Boccherini's "Fandango" Quintet and Paganini's Quartet No. 15 in A minor.
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National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Claudio Bohórquez, cello, plays Lalo
6/7/2012 - 6/9/2012 Claudio Bohórquez, "an elegant artist who places his emphasis on song" (The Washington Post), brings that elegance to Lalo's Cello Concerto, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. The program also features works by Berlioz and Tchaikovsky.
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