NSO Showcase

WETA Classical's ongoing series featuring performances from the National Symphony Orchestra, hosted by Nicole Lacroix. This special radio series is made possible by WETA's Friends of Classical Music, including Patricia Sagon. The National Symphony Orchestra’s radio programs are generously supported in part by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

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Simon, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky

March 6, 2025

You’ve heard of the 3 Bs (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms)? Well, this month’s NSO Showcase features 3 composers whose names begin with the letter “S”. NSO Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will lead the orchestra in 2 works by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, Dmitri Shostakovich’s 6th Symphony, and Igor Stravinsky’s complete Firebird ballet.

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    Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Bartók

    April 2, 2025 9:00 pm

    This month's program presents Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 with soloist Orion Weiss and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. Ken-David Masur and Karina Canellakis conduct.