National Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, & Strings | Sibelius' Symphony No. 2
$15-$98
- Conrad Tao, piano
- William Gerlach, trumpet
- Dalia Stasevska, guest conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (Conrad Tao, piano & William Gerlach, trumpet)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is a rule-breaking, neo-Baroque romp filled with rapid-paced rhythms and comic punch lines. It's the musical equivalent of a wily jokester, and there's no better duo to bring the humor to life than award-winning pianist Conrad Tao and NSO Principal Trumpet William Gerlach.
Led by charismatic young conductor Dalia Stasevska in her NSO debut, the program also includes Sibelius' great Second Symphony and a new co-commission by Jessie Montgomery—an innovative 21st-century American composer who writes music that is "turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life" (The Washington Post).
About Conrad Tao, piano
About William Gerlach, trumpet
About Dalia Stasevska, guest conductor
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWWashington, DC 20566
United States
https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/exploring-our-spaces/concert-hall/