Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved classic, The Four Seasons, is presented in its entirety. The inspiration for The Four Seasons came from a set of four anonymous sonnets, one for each season, from which Vivaldi took descriptive phrases to direct the development of musical ideas. This makes the concertos ...

Composed for a friend’s nuptials in Italy, composer Henry Dehlinger’s Amore e ‘l Cor Gentil Sono Una Cosa, which translates to “love and the gentle heart are one and the same,” received its orchestral premiere featuring husband-and-wife duo Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson.

Henry Dehlinge...

Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen is scored for ten violins, five violas, five cellos, and three double basses. Composed during the closing months of World War II, from August 1944 to March 1945, the piece mirrors the agony, chaos, and destruction of the time. Toward the end, you will hear several ...

Hallelujah! It’s time for to mark the most wonderful time of the year with Handel’s Messiah. Messiah is a time-honored tradition that offers the occasion for community to come together and embrace the comfort and joy this holiday classic unfailingly brings every year. We hope your family will joi...

Louise-Marie Simon (Claude Arrieu), Quintet in C Major
*Claude Arrieu was the pseudonym used by Louise-Marie Simon
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro scherzando
IV. Adagio
V. Allegro vivace

Reena Esmail, The Light is the Same

Angelica Negron, The Flying Trapeze

Marie-Véra Maixandeau, Lied et ...

Travel to the reaches of space as National Philharmonic and Maestro Piotr Gajewski partner with NASA Goddard for an otherworldly performance of Holst’s The Planets. Visit the fiery red planet, joyful Jupiter, and the serene sights and sounds of Venus in this unique collaboration of science and ar...

Jazz vocalist Lena Seikaly has been named “one of Washington’s preeminent jazz singers" and "brightest voices in jazz” (The Washington Post). She was one of eleven semi-finalists for the prestigious 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition in L.A., is an alum of the Be...

Pianist Brian Ganz continues his quest to perform the complete works of the great Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin. This evening of masterworks includes several of Chopin’s intricate and nuanced mazurkas, the hauntingly beautiful Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, and much more, performed with Ganz’s si...

America’s Requiem commemorates the life and tragic loss of George Floyd with the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s A Knee on The Neck, composed around the backbone of the poetry of Dr. Herbert Martin and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale under the direction of Maestr...

Pianist Aldo López-Gavilán joins National Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Piotr Gajewski for a concert of classical favorites. Mozart’s bright and lively Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major stands in contrast to Mahler’s lush and deeply emotional Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, showcasi...

Catherine McMichael (b. 1954) - Asteria
1. Andromeda, The Chained Princess 
2. Virgo, Lover of Justice
3. The Pleiades, The Sailing Queen and Her Daughters 

Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) - Choral et Deux Variations (1979) 
1. Choral
2. Pastourelle
3. Rigaudon

Lauren Bernofsky (b. 1967) - Pas...

Maestro Piotr Gajewski conducts NatPhil in a performance of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’, Symphony No. 1 in G Major, a piece that many say rivals the best of Mozart’s work.

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Symphony No. 1 in G Major
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro as...

Maestro Piotr Gajewski conducts NatPhil in a performance of Symphony No. 3, Op.36, G minor, a neglected masterpiece by musical genius Louise Farrenc.

Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 3, Op.36, G minor 
I. Adagio–Allegro
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Scherzo: Vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro

This work was per...

NatPhil performs Arvo Pärt's Fratres as part of the NatPhil Chamber Series: Now & Then. The NatPhil Chamber Series is curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate and presented in partnership with the Mexican Cultural Institute.

Arvo Pärt, Fratres 

Laura Colgate, Violin
Regino Madrid, Violin
Philip K...

NatPhil performs the Chorale from St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach as part of the NatPhil Chamber Series: Now & Then, a chamber music series curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate and presented in partnership with the Mexican Cultural Institute.

J.S. Bach, Chorale from St. Matthew Passion
Arrang...

NatPhil performs Charles Wuorinen's Josquiniana intertwined with Selections for 3-5 Voices by Josquin des Prez as part of the NatPhil Chamber Series: Now & Then, a chamber music series curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate and presented in partnership with the Mexican Cultural Institute.

Charle...

NatPhil performs Caroline Shaw's Punctum as part of the NatPhil Chamber Series: Now & Then. The NatPhil Chamber Series is curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate and presented in partnership with the Mexican Cultural Institute.

Caroline Shaw, Punctum

Laura Colgate, Violin
Regino Madrid, Violin
P...

Sergei Rachmaninoff deserves to be celebrated every day, but 2023 marks 150 years since his birth on April 1st, 1873. Considered one of the most influential and well-known Romantic composers, Sergei Rachmaninoff said, “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” In ce...

Sergei Rachmaninoff deserves to be celebrated every day, but 2023 marks 150 years since his birth on April 1st, 1873. Considered one of the most influential and well-known Romantic composers, Sergei Rachmaninoff said, “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” In ce...

The metropolitan Washington area’s favorite pianist, scholar, world-renowned instrumentalist and passionate devotee of Frederic Chopin Brian Ganz continues his quest to play every note ever written by Frederic Chopin live in concert with his 13th appearance in recital on the National Philharmonic...

The metropolitan Washington area’s favorite pianist, scholar, world-renowned instrumentalist and passionate devotee of Frederic Chopin Brian Ganz continues his quest to play every note ever written by Frederic Chopin live in concert with his 13th appearance in recital on the National Philharmonic...

The metropolitan Washington area’s favorite pianist, scholar, world-renowned instrumentalist and passionate devotee of Frederic Chopin Brian Ganz continues his quest to play every note ever written by Frederic Chopin live in concert with his 13th appearance in recital on the National Philharmonic...

The metropolitan Washington area’s favorite pianist, scholar, world-renowned instrumentalist and passionate devotee of Frederic Chopin Brian Ganz continues his quest to play every note ever written by Frederic Chopin live in concert with his 13th appearance in recital on the National Philharmonic...

Mezzo Melissa Wimbish, Trumpeter Chris Gekker, & Pianist Sophia Kim Cook perform Chasing Down the Moon by Carson Cooman, poem by Katherine Gekker