National Symphony Orchestra to Film Four-Program Concert Series in March 2021

National Symphony Orchestra to Film Four-Program

Concert Series During March 2021

 

Filmed Concerts Mark First Time Gianandrea Noseda

 and Orchestra Come Together In-Person Since the Start of the

Covid-19 Pandemic

 

First Concert to be Released Publically for FREE on March 19, 2021 at 6 p.m.

 

(WASHINGTON)—During the month of March, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will be filming a series of four concert programs, all conducted by NSO Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. Marking the long-awaited in-person reunion of the Music Director and the Orchestra since the pandemic bagan a year ago, the concerts will feature works ranging from Sibelius and Mozart to Jessie Montgomery and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Additionally, in honor of 160 years of bilateral relations between Italy and the United States, one program will highlight Italian and American works including Italian composer and conductor Bruno Maderna’s Music of Gaiety.

The first of these programs will be released publically for free and available online via Facebook or the NSO’s homepage and the Kennedy Center’s Digital Stage platform for 30 days on March 19 at 6 p.m. Programs two through four will premiere on the Kennedy Center’s Digital Stage platform and then be released for free to the public for 30 days. Each concert will also feature commentary from Gianandrea Noseda. 

All activities onsite at the Center, with filming in the Concert Hall, follow appropriate COVID-19 protocols developed with advice and guidance from The Cleveland Clinic.

Program information and release schedule is included below. 

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program 1:

Released for FREE Online on March 19 at 6 pm for 30 days; on Digital Stage as of April 15

 

Joseph Bologne “Chevalier de Saint-Georges”:  Symphony No.1

Sibelius:  Valse triste

Mozart:  Symphony No.40

 

Program 2: All-Strings Program

Released on Digital Stage on April 15 and released to the public for FREE on May 21 for 30 days

 

Jessie Montgomery:  Banner

Mozart:  Eine kleine Nachtmusik

William Grant Still:  Mother and Child

Tchaikovsky:  Serenade

 

Program 3: featuring Italian & American Music

Released on Digital Stage on April 15 and released to the public for FREE on April 30 for 30 days

Celebrating 160 years of bilateral relations between Italy and the United States

 

Bruno Maderna:  Music of Gaiety

Copland:  Quiet City

Stravinsky:  Dumbarton Oaks

Respighi:  Antiche Danze ed Arie Suite No.3

Verdi, String Quartet (for string orchestra) – movement 1

 

Program 4

Released on Digital Stage on May 15 and released to the public for FREE on June 11 for 30 days

 

Haydn: Symphony No.96 “Miracle” 

Louise Farrenc: Symphony No.3

 

ABOUT THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The 2020–2021 season marks the National Symphony Orchestra’s 90th, and Gianandrea Noseda’s fourth as its music director. The Italian conductor serves as the Orchestra’s seventh music director, joining the NSO’s legacy of distinguished leaders. Its artistic leadership also includes Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and Artistic Advisor Ben Folds. Founded in 1931, the Orchestra has always been committed to artistic excellence and music education. In 1986, the National Symphony became an artistic affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs year-round. The NSO’s community engagement projects are nationally recognized, including NSO In Your Neighborhood, an annual week of approximately 50 performances in schools, churches, community centers, and other unexpected venues; Notes of Honor, which offers free performances for active, veteran, prior service, and retired members of the military and their families; and Sound Health, a collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its affiliated organizations. Career development opportunities for young musicians include the NSO Youth Fellowship Program and its tuition-free Summer Music Institute. For more information, visit nationalsymphony.org.

 

ABOUT KENNEDY CENTER DIGITAL STAGE
Digital Stage is a Kennedy Center-exclusive virtual collection of brand new on-stage events and never before released shows and performances. Featuring a wide range of online content including original works, new clips, best of our archive, and access to Kennedy Center Honors archival performances, Digital Stage is available to all NSO, WNO, and Kennedy Center members, donors and subscribers. Please see here for further information.

 

FUNDING CREDITS

NSO Classical Sponsor

Raytheon Technologies

 

NSO Music Director Chair is endowed by the Roger and Victoria Sant Trust

 

Concert Presenting Sponsors

The Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation Fund for the National Symphony Orchestra

The Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation Fund in Honor of Ronald D. Abramson

 

Concert Lead Sponsors

Jennifer and David Fischer

Embassy of Italy

 

Concert Major Sponsor

Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather