NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director
Hilary Hahn, violin

Three-time GRAMMY© winner and Musical America’s 2023 “Artist of the Year”, Hilary Hahn, is known around the world for her expressive musicality and technical expertise.  She will join the Kennedy Center’s very own National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Korngold’s glamorous, glittering Violin Concerto—an extraordinary fusion of Viennese romance and Old Hollywood. Then, brace yourself for one of the best-known compositions in classical music, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, under the baton of renowned Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda.

Program to include:
Carlos Simon, Four Black American Dances
Korngold, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

Beyond The Stage Pre-Concert Talk
1pm-1:30pm
Persson Hall
Hosted by the Kravis Center’s Classical Artistic Advisor, Phillip Bergmann, gives the inside story of the music, musicians and composers for each classical performance. Pre-concert talks include interesting facts and background about the music and highlight elements of interest to all audience members and feature interviews with special guests from the ensembles.

Classical Concert Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis