The finale of the NSO's Beethoven and American Masters Festival closes with a pairing of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and George Walker's Sinfonia No. 3 with Maestro Gianandrea Noseda. Learn more about the brilliant juxtaposition of the two masters.
The third set of concerts of the National Symphony Orchestra's Beethoven and American Masters Festival brings together Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 with his Coriolan and Egmont Overtures, along with the Sinfonia No. 2 by American composer George Walker.
The second installment of the NSO's Beethoven and American Masters Festival presents Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony paired with the Symphony No. 2 in G Minor, “Song of a New Race” by one of the most fascinating figures in twentieth-century music, American composer William Grant Still.
Evan Keely sheds insight into the pairing of Beethoven's symphonies No. 7 and No. 8 with George Walker's Sinfonia No. 5 on the first of four Beethoven and American Masters programs by the National Symphony Orchestra.
This month's NSO Showcase gives a preview of the National Symphony Orchestra's Beethoven and American Masters Festival with Maestro Gianandrea Noseda throughout May and June, pairing the Beethoven symphonies with works by trailblazing American composers George Walker and William Grant Still.
Grammy-nominated composer Carlos Simon speaks about his profoundly moving work and world premiere, Songs of Separation, based on poems by Rūmī, with the NSO and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges.
Hear from Nicole Lacroix about February's NSO Showcase featuring two monumental symphonies written within two years of each other—Brahms' 4th and Mahler’s 1st symphony.
American conductor James Gaffigan speaks with Linda Carducci about the upcoming program of Mozart, Schumann, and Dvořák with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Pianist Beatrice Rana speaks to us ahead of her upcoming album of Piano Concertos by Clara and Robert Schumann, and her performance of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto with the NSO.
Evan Keely provides some food for thought to consider before the rare opportunity to hear both the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra perform Schumann's Symphony No. 3 one week after another.
