The National Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Gala Concert
Wednesday morning, September 27th at 11AM, WETA Classical brings you a special broadcast of the highlights from the National Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opening Gala which featured 4 members of the NSO in starring roles, and the ever-popular Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.
Front Row Washington
Join us for a wonderful performance of two big works in the chamber music repertoire by Dmitri Shostakovich and Johannes Brahms.
The National Chamber Players have been the resident chamber ensemble at Episcopal High School since 2004. Made up of members of the National Symphony Orchestra and other prominent artists and under the artistic direction of N.S.O. cellist James Lee, the National Chamber Players perform four concerts per year in the Ainslie Arts Center's Pendleton Hall.
Choral Showcase
This week's Choral Showcase presents music by Mozart and by one of his contemporaries, the composer and occasional recital partner, Marianna Martines. From Martines, the Cantata Psalm 151, Come le limpide; and from Mozart, the Missa Longa in C Major.
Opera Matinee
Donizetti's light-hearted comedy, La fille du régiment, an audience favorite, tells the story in beautiful arias of an intrepid young orphan brought up by a regiment of French soldiers during the Napolenic wars of the 19th century. A performance by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Sabina Puértolas in the title role. Conducted by Matteo Beltrami.
From the Top
A teen guitarist from Colorado plays a beautiful work by Bach, a cellist plays an emotional Elegy by John Williams, and a pianist performs a piece that draws from the worlds of classical and jazz. We’ll also hear from a teenage bassoonist who shares what it’s like living with neurodivergence and meet a young clarinetist who left his home in Peru to pursue music in the U.S.
Classical Sunrise
With the officially shorter days upon us, each sunrise is surely a welcome sight to our mornings! Celebrate with Classical Sunrise and greet the sun with its musical companion.
- Monday 6:57AM Mozart - Symphony in E-flat Major, K 16: III. Presto
- Tuesday 6:58AM Satie - Bureaucratic Sonatina: I
- Wednesday 7:05AM Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
- Thursday 7:05AM Holst - The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
- Friday 7:05AM Mouret - infonies de Fanfares: Rondeau
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