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Lush strings, bright Beethoven: NSO and Noseda at Carnegie Hall

James Ehnes and the National Symphony Orchestra © Stefan Cohen
Gianandrea Noseda leads glowing performances of Berg and Beethoven, while James Ehnes shines in Korngold's Violin Concerto .
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Young and Lamsma bring levity to National Symphony Orchestra

A dark trio of works focused around Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto made for a compelling concert in Washington DC.
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NSO triumphs with Boyer and Lang Lang

With a world premiere by Peter Boyer and a stunning Beethoven piano concerto deftly played by Lang Lang, the evening didn’t fail to strike a poignantly significant chord.
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National Symphony makes a fine-sounding digital return to the stage

Vibrant Mozart G minor symphony anchors the National Symphony’s digital return to the stage as distancing, sound engineering requirements generally score well

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Rollicking Mahler Fifth may have just put NSO on the global map

Clarion details from start to finish result in a spectacular Mahler Fifth from Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra
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Tetzlaff redefines clarity with the National Symphony Orchestra

Christian Tetzlaff proves once again why audiences can’t get enough of his sound in a program of Dvořák and Schumann with Christoph Eschenbach at the helm.

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The crisis facing US classical music: Douglas McLennan

President Trump at the Kennedy Center © Daniel Torok | The White House
Longtime music journalist and founder of ArtsJournal talks about the multiple crises facing orchestras and arts organisations in the United States, amid the damage wrought by the second Trump administration.