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Ben Folds Resigns As National Symphony Orchestra’s Artistic Advisor As Donald Trump Takes Over Kennedy Center
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk run rampant over Washington, a lot of people have been fired or resigned. That number now ...
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Czech National Symphony Orchestra Comes To Lincoln With Spectacular Guest Soloists
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra takes the Lied Center stage with a breathtaking program including American pianist ...
Ben Folds Resigns From National Symphony Orchestra Role as Trump Seizes Kennedy Center
Ben Folds has resigned as the artistic advisor for the National Symphony Orchestra as Donald Trump solidified his takeover of the Kennedy Center.
The Washington Post27d
Guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto makes himself at home with NSO
as the Grammy-winning Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto led the National Symphony Orchestra in a program of Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, Beethoven (his third piano concerto, performed by ...
The Washington Post13d
In the hands of Noseda and the NSO, ‘Vanessa’ is better late than ever
Before maestro Gianandrea Noseda sent the National Symphony Orchestra whirling into its dazzling performance of Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa” on Thursday night at the Kennedy Center, he led the ...
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Q & A: Gianandrea Noseda & Nicole Heaston on Performing Barber’s ‘Vanessa’ With the National Symphony Orchestra & Aspects of Live Recordings
Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize and receiving great acclaim following its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1958, Barber and Menotti’s “Vanessa” is not regularly programmed as a full work. Arias such as ...
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Will classical music still have a place in Syria? First concert since Assad’s ousting held
To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took to the stage with Syria’s national symphony orchestra for the first classical concert at the Damascus Opera House since President Bashar al-Assad ...