National Symphony Orchestra: 2005-2006 Classical Programs

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NSO Classical Concerts is sponsored by:
General Dynamics

Coming soon...

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, plays Shostakovich Feb. 9 - 11, 2012

Past Events

Prelude Festival Concerts
Sep. 8 - 9, 2005
Guest conductor Peter Oundjian leads Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol, and Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme.
Prelude Festival Chamber Music Concert
Sun., Sep. 18, 2005, 2:00 PM
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra present an afternoon of chamber works by Mozart.
Leonard Slatkin, conductor/Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sep. 21 - 23, 2005
Perlman performs Barber's Violin Concerto in a program featuring Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and works by Weber and Vaughan Williams.
Season Opening Ball Concert
Sat., Sep. 24, 2005, 7:00 PM
Leonard Slatkin launches the NSO's 75th anniversary season with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and Emanuel Ax in Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto.
Leonard Slatkin, conductor/Truls Mørk, cello
Sep. 29 - Oct. 1, 2005
Truls Mørk makes his NSO debut with Elgar's Cello Concerto in a program that includes works by Hovhaness and Dvorák.
Leonard Slatkin, conductor/Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Oct. 6 - 8, 2005
The Orchestra presents Brahms's Tragic Overture, Bruch's First Violin Concerto, and Corigliano's First Symphony.
Leonard Slatkin, conductor/Pinchas Zukerman, violin & viola
Oct. 13 - 15, 2005
Zukerman performs violin in Berg's Violin Concerto and the viola in Berlioz's Harold in Italy.
Stéphane Denève, conductor/Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Nov. 3 - 5, 2005
French artists Denève and Thibaudet join together for Grieg's Piano Concerto; Denève also conducts music by Rossini, Connesson, and Respighi.