The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has announced that long-time Board member Roger Sant has pledged an additional $10 million towards the organization’s endowment. The pledge is the largest individual gift in the Orchestra’s history and brings Sant’s lifetime giving to more than $35 million, a portion of which funds the naming of the Music Director Chair for Roger Sant and {…}
National Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Jean Davidson and the Kennedy Center have announced that Eric B. Stillman will become the Chief Development Officer for the NSO. Stillman began on May 1, 2023 and comes to the Kennedy Center from the Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Throughout the years, Stillman has raised more than $135 million {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra is set to present Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 this June as part of an all-Beethoven series. The performance will feature such soloists as Camilla Tilling, Kelley O’Connor, Issachah Savage, and Hanno Müller—Brachmann; Tilling and Müller-Brachmann will be making their debuts with the organization. Gianandrea Noseda leads the ensemble and the Washington Chorus under the artistic direction {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performance for the season. Gianandrea Noseda conducts soloists Denis Kozhukhin, Elena Stikhina, Sergey Skorokhodov, and Alexey Markov in Rachmaninoff’s “The Rock,” Piano Concerto No. 4, and “The Bells.” Performance Dates: Sept. 28-30, 2023 Kevin John Edusei and Katerina Burton lead a program that includes {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has appointed Jean Davidson as its new Executive Director. Davidson will begin her tenure with the National Symphony Orchestra on April 1, succeeding Gary Ginstling, who left in October to become the executive director of the New York Philharmonic. Davidson, 54, is president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the largest professional chorus {…}
Washington D.C.’s National Symphony Orchestra has extended its music director Gianandrea Noseda’s contract. Noseda will continue with the orchestra for an additional two seasons, through the 2026-2027 season, his tenth at the helm of the NSO. The conductor began his tenure in September 2017 when he conducted his inaugural gala concert as Music Director, featuring artists Yo-Yo Ma and Cynthia {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) The National Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its March 2022 slate. For the purposes of this article our focus will be on vocal or operatic performances. Michael Tilson Thomas will lead a performance of his very own “Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind.” The showcase will also include music by Carl Ruggles and Aaron Copland with such {…}
(Credit: Rebecca Fay) On September 10, 2021, National Symphony Orchestra will present “Concert of Remembrance,” in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and in tribute of those who have served on the front lines during the pandemic. Conducted by NSO music director Gianandrea Noseda, the concert will feature “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, along with acclaimed mezzo-soprano {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. First up, Gianandrea Noseda conducts “Mozart: The Last Year,” which includes performances of the composer’s clarinet concerto, “Ave verum corpus” and the “Requiem.” Performance Dates: Dec. 2-4, 2021 Next up will be a performance of Bach’s “Magnificat” and {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has announced a revised 2020-21 season. In the fall, the National Symphony Orchestra will return to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall with three Friday concerts in December 2020. On Dec. 4 and 11, the orchestra will play two concerts with surprise programs to be announced from the stage. On Dec. 18, Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke {…}
On Thursday, July 9, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the continuation and expansion of long-term Social Impact initiatives leveraging the arts for non-arts outcomes. Under the leadership of Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and the Social Impact team, the Kennedy Center is harnassing the momentum it has built across {…}