Remaining Spring 2026 NSO Performances

Attend these performances and support the members of the WNO, NSO, and Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

View on-line: The Noseda Effect – An intimate portrait of conductor Gianandrea Noseda -his music, his craft, and the people who shaped him

From The New York Times: “Amid Kennedy Center Strife, the National Symphony Faces a Cloudy Future”

The New York Times

The NSO performed live at the National Memorial Day Concert from the US Capitol: Memorial Day 250

From The New York Times: “All Quiet at the Kennedy Center”

The New York Times

From The Washingtonian: “A Kennedy Center Musician on What it’s Like There Now”

The Washingtonian

“Noseda’s band is phenomenal”

“Washington National Opera musicians doubling as professors back Kennedy Center exit.”

The GW Hatchet

“Inside the Washington National Opera’s move to Lisner Auditorium”

The GW Hatchet

“Washington Opera Finds New Home Stage After Split with Kennedy Center.”

PBS

“Great dramatic moments triumph in ‘Aida’ at Kennedy Center. There is plenty of spectacle in Washington National Opera’s production, and the performances are strong and compelling.”

DC Theater Arts

“WNO presents an effective “Crucible,” as Zambello links witch-hunts to current events.”

Washington Classical Review

“This production [of ‘Crucible’], is mesmerizing from the beginning.”

Opera Today

“…the NSO is up there with the best.”

“…this spectacular performance, from Gianandrea Noseda and the NSO of Washington, DC. Recorded live at the Kennedy Center in 2024…”

"On Saturday night, the orchestra appeared at the Arsht Center under its current chief conductor Gianandrea Noseda and displayed a standard of performance that can rank with the best of American orchestras.” 
"The National Symphony Orchestra, under Gianandrea Noseda, revealed a level of polish and expressive unity that stood among the season’s most impressive achievements.”
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