Thanks to the generous support of the Boeing Company, the National Symphony Orchestra has completed its ninth European Tour, and its second led by Music Director Leonard Slatkin.

The three-week tour included 15 concerts in 10 countries, which were documented daily right here on the nationalsymphony.org/ontour website. Each day new video clips were uploaded, giving our patrons back in the States a glimpse of what it was like to be on tour with the NSO. Find exciting behind the scenes footage, personal interviews and commentary, and highlights of the concerts, all right here!

May 1	WASINGTON, DC	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	It takes dozens of people and months of preparation to orchestrate a tour of this magnitude. The National Symphony Orchestra's dedicated staff handles every detail from organizing the instruments, to making hotel arrangements, to packing the musicians' concert attire. View footage of our staff preparing for the tour by clicking on the link in the "Tour Video Clips" column to the right.	Not yet available
May 2	DUBLIN, NATIONAL CONCERT HALL	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting MIKHAIL PLETNEV, piano CORIGLIANO - The Mannheim Rocket RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini DVORÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" This will be the National Symphony Orchestra's first performance in Dublin since 1985. Reviews/Quotes for this Performance	Not yet available
May 3	LONDON, BARBICAN CENTRE	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting PABLO STRONG, treble BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS MIKHAIL PLETNEV, piano CORIGLIANO - The Mannheim Rocket BERNSTEIN - Chichester Psalms RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini DVORÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" Reviews/Quotes for this Performance	Not yet available
May 4	BIRMINGHAM, SYMPHONY HALL	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting MIKHAIL PLETNEV, piano CORIGLIANO - The Mannheim Rocket RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini DVORÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" Reviews/Quotes for this Performance	Not yet available
May 5	BRIGHTON, THE DOME	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting PABLO STRONG, treble BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS SCHULLER - Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee BERNSTEIN - Chichester Psalms DVORÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" This is the first performance by the National Symphony in Brighton. Reviews/Quotes for this Performance	Not yet available
May 7	STUTTGART, LIEDERHALLE	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting MIKHAIL PLETNEV, piano CORIGLIANO - The Mannheim Rocket RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini DVORÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" "[playing] brilliantly, enduringly and powerfully," - Stuttgarter Nachrichten Reviews/Quotes for this Performance	Not yet available
May 8	HANNOVER, STADTHALLE, KUPPELSAAL	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting JOSHUA BELL, violin SCHULLER - Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee BERNSTEIN - Serenade DVORÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" "The National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, the popular US ensemble…appeared as an ambassador in the Kuppelsaal. But what was its message? Amazingly simple and rare enough; play music…" - Neue Presse Reviews/Quotes for this Performance	Not yet available
May 9	LJUBLJANA, CANKARJEV DOM	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting JOSHUA BELL, violin EDWARD ROSS, treble SINE NOMINE CHORUS SCHULLER - Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee BERNSTEIN - Serenade CORIGLIANO - The Mannheim Rocket BERNSTEIN - Chichester Psalms The National Symphony Orchestra's only previous appearance in Ljubljana was in 1985.	Not yet available
May 10	VIENNA, KONZERTHAUS	TOUR VIDEO CLIPS
	LEONARD SLATKIN, conducting JOSHUA BELL, violin PABLO STRONG, treble SINE NOMINE CHORUS SCHULLER - Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee BERNSTEIN - Serenade CORIGLIANO - The Mannheim Rocket BERNSTEIN - Chichester Psalms "An excellent performance which delighted the audience."- Der Kurier	Not yet available
May 12 - 19 Concerts