NSO Showcase

Classical WETA'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. The National Symphony Orchestra’s radio programs are generously supported in part by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

Latest Episode

Tchaikovsky Without the Cannons for July 5th

July 6, 2023

Can’t you just picture it? “Noseda bouncing in place with his arms outstretched like a Marionette.” That’s how The Washington Post described Gianandrea Noseda conducting the NSO (National Symphony Orchestra) in Nino Rota’s ballet suite from La Strada. Commissioned in 1966, the one-act ballet is based on the Oscar-winning1954 Fellini film about an innocent young girl who is sold to an abusive...