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Venue: Kennedy Center: Concert Hall, Washington

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DC DC 20566
United States
Google maps38° 53' 44.891" N 77° 3' 20.408" W
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WashingtonShaham & Shaham play Reena Esmail | Robertson conducts Sibelius’ Fifth

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Nielsen, Esmail, Sibelius
National Symphony Orchestra; David Robertson; Gil Shaham; Orli Shaham

WashingtonAndris Nelsons / Vienna Philharmonic

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Strauss R., Sibelius
Vienna Philharmonic; Andris Nelsons

WashingtonWinter Daydreams: Gianandrea Noseda & Simon Trpčeski

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Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky
National Symphony Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda; Simon Trpčeski

WashingtonHahn & Woods play Carlos Simon (World Premiere) | Noseda conducts Brahms’ Third

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Schumann, Simon, Brahms
National Symphony Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda; Hilary Hahn; Seth Parker Woods

WashingtonNSO Presents: Alexandra Dovgan

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Chopin, Franck, Prokofiev
Alexandra Dovgan, Piano

WashingtonDeath and Transfiguration Khachatryan plays Sibelius

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Wagner, Sibelius, Strauss R.
National Symphony Orchestra; Simone Young; Sergey Khachatryan

WashingtonBruckner’s Seventh Gerlach plays Haydn

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Haydn, Bruckner
National Symphony Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda; William Gerlach

WashingtonMozart’s “Jupiter” & Bach’s Brandenburg No. 1

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Bach, Loussier, Mozart
National Symphony Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda; Marissa Regni; Robert McEwan
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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.
****1
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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.
****1
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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

****1
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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.

****1
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Copland’s Third Symphony redeems Slatkin and the NSO

After a humdrum reimagining of Paganini's 24th Caprice and an underwhelming Rachmaninov piano concerto, Slatkin triumphs with an august Copland 3.
**111
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Expanded Puts song cycle scores well for NSO

Kevin Puts’ expanded work on Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Steiglitz provides another triumph for Renée Fleming and the NSO, while two Strauss works demonstrate both its artistic re-emergence and work left to do.
****1
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A luxuriant Tristan und Isolde Act 2 from Noseda and the NSO

Wagner’s Liebestod-laden second act proves the ideal opera snapshot in Washington DC. 

****1
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