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The National Philharmonic announced the lineup for its 40th Anniversary season starting September at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda.
The season includes two orchestral concerts, two choral concerts, three performances of Handel’s Messiah, and pianist Brian Ganz in recital, according to National Philharmonic. One performance of Handel’s Messiah will be at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.
Tickets go on sale July 15.
The National Philharmonic 2024-2025 season schedule at The Music Center at Strathmore is as follows:
Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Rachmaninoff Festival
Joseph Young, conductor
Sergei Babayan, piano
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Oleg Volkov, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
– Oleg Volkov, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 1
– Daniil Trifonov, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3
– Sergei Babayan, piano
Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Verdi’s Requiem, presented by National Philharmonic and Cantate
Victoria Gau, conductor
Amber Monroe, soprano
Magdalena Wor, mezzo soprano
Rafael Moras, tenor
Zaikuan Song, bass
Guiseppe Verdi, Messa da Requiem
Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 at 3 p.m.
Handel’s Messiah, with Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
George Frideric Handel, Messiah
There will also be a show Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall in Virginia.
Feb. 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
An Evening of Chopin with Brian Ganz
Brian Ganz, piano
Works by Frédéric Chopin. Programming to come.
March 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Stand the Storm, presented by National Philharmonic and The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Monique Holmes-Spells, mezzo soprano
Damian Norfleet, baritone
Leonard Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
– Monique Holmes-Spells, mezzo soprano
Nkeiru Okoye, Invitation to a Die-In
– Damian Norfleet, baritone
John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn, and Che Smith arr. Eugene Rogers, “Glory” (from Selma)
Rollo Dilworth, Weather: Stand the Storm (world-premiere orchestration)
April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Naima Burrs, conductor
Ethel Smyth, Overture to The Boatswain’s Mate
Margaret Bonds, Montgomery Variations
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
