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