MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 15, 2022Beethoven Symphony No. 5, George Walker: Sinfonia No. 1, National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda Bottom Fifth The NSO’s balance problems continue under Noseda, derailing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at the Kennedy Center. MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 15, 2022Beethoven Symphony No. 5, George Walker: Sinfonia No. 1, National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
MusicMark RudioMay 13, 2019Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, National Philharmonic, Piotr Gajewski, Michael Brown Anxiety & Speed At the tail end of Bernstein’s exhausting centenary, the National Phil & Michael Brown make a convincing case for the legend’s Symphony No. 2 MusicMark RudioMay 13, 2019Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, National Philharmonic, Piotr Gajewski, Michael Brown
MusicRobert BatteyApril 19, 2019National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 2, Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Noseda strikes gold with Beethoven The NSO draws a full house for an evening spanning a century of German music MusicRobert BatteyApril 19, 2019National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda, Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 2, Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn