NSO Classical: 2008-2009 Season

Events

• Iván Fischer, conductor/Mahler's Symphony No. 3

  Oct 16 - 18, 2008 | Buy Now
  NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads Mahler's masterful Symphony No. 3. The Philadelphia Enquirer says he "conducts with a boldness… warm, distinctly pliant sounds."

• Iván Fischer, conductor/Steven Isserlis, cello, plays Haydn

  Oct 23 - 25, 2008 | Buy Now
  "Steve Isserlis is the cello's best ambassador," says The Times of London. He makes his NSO debut in Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major led by NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer. The program also includes Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.

• Iván Fischer, conductor/All-Wagner Program

  Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2008 | Buy Now
  NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads an all-Wagner program featuring selections from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Götterdämmerung, Tristan und Isolde, and Die Walküre.

• Michael Christie, conductor/Jennifer Koh, violin, plays Bernstein

  Nov 13 - 15, 2008 | Buy Now
  Violinist Jennifer Koh performs Bernstein's Serenade. In his NSO debut, conductor Michael Christie also leads two masterpieces by Stravinsky.

• Yakov Kreizberg, conductor/Lars Vogt, piano, plays Mozart

  Nov 20 - 22, 2008 | Buy Now
  Lars Vogt makes his NSO debut in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20. Conductor Yakov Kreizberg also leads works by Dvo?ák and Schmidt.

• Itzhak Perlman, conductor & violin/Bach, Mozart, & Tchaikovsky

  Dec 4 - 6, 2008 | Buy Now
  Itzhak Perlman – who exhibits "playing of great honesty" (Los Angeles Times) – performs J. S. Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor. He also conducts Mozart's "Haffner" Symphony and Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" Symphony.

• Handel's Messiah

  Dec 18 - 21, 2008 | Buy Now
  Get in the holiday spirit with Handel's epic masterpiece, performed each year with a fresh perspective by the NSO and acclaimed guest artists.

• Philippe Jordan, conductor/Lynn Harrell, cello, plays Schumann

  Jan 8 - 10, 2009 | Buy Now
  Lynn Harrell performs Schumann's Cello Concerto. Philippe Jordan, in his NSO debut, also conducts Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4.