Hilary Hahn performs the Brahms concerto with the NSO at Wolf Trap to a full, enthusiastic house. Why can’t we have more of this?

Noseda and the NSO end the season with a winning combination.

After some strenuous repertoire this spring, the National Symphony Orchestra musicians got a bit of a break this week.

Trifonov sets off fireworks, but not everything syncs up in a program featuring George Walker’s 4th, Prokofiev’s 2nd, and Stravinsky’s rarely performed Firebird ballet.

NSO review: Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony & the Rach 3 conducted by Stanislav Kochanovsky at the Knnedy Center, featuring soloist Stephen Hough.

The NSO was loaded for bear last weekend when veteran Englishman Sir Mark Elder led it in a satisfying if somewhat hazy reading of Mahler’s Ninth.

With Krzysztof Urbański on the podium, Francesca Dego makes her Kennedy Center debut with the NSO.

Noseda’s last local appearance until spring is another double-barreled program of heavyweights.

Cho’s finger work per se is other-worldly, but it did not always bring satisfying musical results. And that piano…

Karina Canellakis makes a notable debut with the NSO with music by Bartok, Ravel, and Brett Dean

50 years after its debut Bernstein’s MASS holds up surprisingly well

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the NSO in an inspiring “Resurrection”

A second round of Beethoven & Walker goes down about as well as the first.

The NSO’s balance problems continue under Noseda, derailing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at the Kennedy Center.

Noseda brings an “on-your-toes” approach to the familiar holiday classic

Touring Japan with violinist Akiko Suwanai made sense for the NSO, until the tour was cancelled…

Gemma New gets 2020 off to a great start in her NSO debut

Renée Fleming gives voice to Georgia O’Keefe

Returning from abroad, an American heldentenor makes a big impression.

Krzysztof Urbański makes it look effortless while revealing exacting, fresh details from Tchaikovsky’s 4th.