You’ve heard of the 3 Bs (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms)? Well, this month’s NSO Showcase features 3 composers whose names begin with the letter “S”. NSO Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will lead the orchestra in 2 works by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, Dmitri Shostakovich’s 6th Symphony, and Igor Stravinsky’s complete Firebird ballet.
Show Notes
For Nicole Lacroix's reflections on the program, check out our Classical Score blog here.
Program
Carlos Simon
The Block
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 6
Carlos Simon
This Land
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird - The Complete Ballet
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor