Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Orion Weiss, piano
Olly Wilson: Shango Memory
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet (orch. Schoenberg)
Superstar maestro, composer, and Kennedy Center Honoree Michael Tilson Thomas (known to loyal fans as “MTT”) makes a grand return to the Concert Hall! Always a champion of contemporary music, MTT opens the program with Olly Wilson’s Shango Memory, inspired by the Nigerian god of thunder and lightning.
Orion Weiss, regarded as a “brilliant pianist” (The New York Times) with “powerful technique and exceptional insight” (The Washington Post), makes his NSO debut performing Mozart. MTT rounds off the program with Schoenberg’s beautiful orchestration of Brahms’ Piano Quartet.
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is at 2700 F Street NW , Washington, DC.
Celtic Woman White Christmas Symphony Tour (12/13/24-12/14/24)
A Holiday Pops! With Special Guest Jessica Vosk (12/6/24-12/7/24)
Alexandra Dovgan plays Schumann’s Piano Concerto | Marek Janowski conducts Bruckner’s Fourth (11/21/24-11/23/24)
Leonard Slatkin & Emanuel Ax (11/14/24-11/17/24)
The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Noseda conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” | Alexei Ogrintchouk plays Raskatov’s Time’s River (10/31/24-11/2/24)
NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular! (10/27/24-10/27/24)
Ben Folds: Recorded Live with the NSO in the Concert Hall (10/25/24-10/26/24)
Aoife O'Donovan & Bonny Light Horseman (10/22/24-10/22/24)
Strauss’ Capriccio with Renée Fleming | Noseda conducts Brahms’ First (10/17/24-10/19/24)
DECLASSIFIED®: Ben Folds Presents Rob Thomas, Madison Cunningham & Yasmin Williams (9/6/24-9/6/24)
Heather Headley (9/7/24-9/7/24)
DC ORIGINALITY: Showcasing the Cultural Beat of Capital City (9/10/24-9/11/24)
American Masters: Eugene Rogers conducts Carlos Simon/Dan Harder, Aaron Copland & Jessie Montgomery (9/14/24-9/14/24)
NSO Family Concert: Mo @ the NSO (9/21/24-9/22/24)
Noseda conducts Beethoven’s Fifth (10/3/24-10/5/24)
Noseda conducts Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben | Leif Ove Andsnes plays Beethoven’s “Emperor” (10/10/24-10/13/24)
Strauss’ Capriccio with Renée Fleming | Noseda conducts Brahms’ First (10/17/24-10/19/24)
Aoife O'Donovan & Bonny Light Horseman (10/22/24-10/22/24)
Ben Folds: Recorded Live with the NSO in the Concert Hall (10/25/24-10/26/24)
NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular! (10/27/24-10/27/24)
Noseda conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” | Alexei Ogrintchouk plays Raskatov’s Time’s River (10/31/24-11/2/24)
The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Leonard Slatkin & Emanuel Ax (11/14/24-11/17/24)
Alexandra Dovgan plays Schumann’s Piano Concerto | Marek Janowski conducts Bruckner’s Fourth (11/21/24-11/23/24)
A Holiday Pops! With Special Guest Jessica Vosk (12/6/24-12/7/24)
Celtic Woman White Christmas Symphony Tour (12/13/24-12/14/24)
Cody Fry & Friends featuring LANY and Sleeping At Last (2/11/25-2/12/25)
Matilda in Concert With Danny DeVito & David Newman (4/25/25-4/26/25)
Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (5/2/25-5/2/25)
A Peacock Among Pigeons: Celebrating 50 Years of Pride (5/21/25-5/22/25)
Videos
Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Imagination Stage (12/11 - 2/8) | ||
Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) | ||
All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
STC's Klein Theatre (12/6 - 12/29) | ||
Leopoldstadt
Shakespeare Theatre Company (11/30 - 12/29) | ||
Virginia Opera: A Taste of Opera
Hylton Performing Arts Center (2/5 - 2/5) | ||
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Dances for the Ears
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (1/26 - 1/26) | ||
Cody Fry & Friends featuring LANY and Sleeping At Last
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2/11 - 2/12) | ||
Wipe Out
Milton Theatre (6/18 - 7/27) | ||
Les Misérables School Edition
Hylton Performing Arts Center (1/24 - 1/26) | ||
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