The National Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026-27 and first season outside of the Kennedy Center. The season opens on Sept. 26 with an concert of orchestral works conducted by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. This article only features classical vocal works. Bass-baritone Will Liverman joins the orchestra for the world premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Urge,” a NSO co-commission setting texts {…}
Today, Aug. 18, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) revealed the locations of its upcoming concerts now that its home for more than a half-century is closed. NSO Music Director Gianandrea Noseda was the only official who commented on the record about the season announcement. Trump’s name was included twice in the joint statement by the NSO and the Kennedy Center, {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has released a statement regarding the orchestra’s future. As the Kennedy Center’s future continues uncertain the orchestra took to social media and said, “All of us at the National Symphony Orchestra are incredibly proud of the performances that our musicians have given throughout this last season, a sign of their intense commitment and great professionalism. Despite {…}
Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. Audiences will get to hear a new Ring Cycle by a major American orchestra, a new recording from the National Symphony Orchestra and some world premieres. Der Ring des Nibelungen The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Fabio Luisi release a live recording of {…}
(Credit: Stefan Cohen) Music Director and Conductor Gianandrea Noseda of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) took to Carnegie Hall’s infamous podium on Sunday, May 3, 2026 for an enlightening and entertaining evening featuring Giacomo Puccini’s “Il trittico.” The all-star cast included soprano Erika Grimaldi, soprano Meryl Dominguez, mezzo-soprano Agnieszka Rehlis, tenor Hakeem Henderson, tenor Gregory Kunde, baritone Roman Burdenko and {…}
(Credit: Tony Hitchcock) Carnegie Hall is set to present “Il trittico” with the National Symphony Orchestra. The opera in concert, which is set to be presented on May 3, will showcase soloists Meryl Dominguez, Erika Grimaldi, Agnieszka Rehlis, Hakeem Henderson, Gregory Kunde, and Roman Burdenko in Puccini’s grand triptych of one-act operas “Suor Angelica,” “Il tabarro,” and “Gianni Schicchi.” Gianandrea {…}
Gregory Kunde is set to perform at the Trump-run John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in a concert performance of “Il trittico” alongside the National Symphony Orchestra on April 29 and May 1, 2026. The orchestra announced that he will replace Jonathan Tetelman, who withdrew from the performances. Kunde will also headline the May 3 performance at Carnegie {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra’s executive director Jean Davidson has announced that she will step down from her position. Davidson will leave to head the Los Angeles-based Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts where she has been appointed executive director and CEO. In a statement Davidson said, “The arts are where a community sees itself, and where it imagines what’s {…}
Jonathan Tetelman has withdrawn from his performance of “Il Trittico” with the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The tenor took to social media and said, “I was very much looking forward to performing Il Trittico with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall and to exploring this role {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has once again been affected by the President Trump and his hostile takeover of the John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts. This time prominent violinist Hilary Hahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods have withdrawn from their concerts on March 12, 13, and 14. Woods took to social media and said, “We chose to withdraw form {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has now been forced to play catch up after Present Donald Trump announced that he was closing the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years of renovation. According to reports the orchestra was surprised by the announcement and had gotten no prior notice. As a result, Joan Bialek, chair of the National {…}