NSO: Simone Young conducts 'Also sprach Zarathustra' | Lise de la Salle plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9

• Lise de la Salle, piano
• Simone Young, conductor

Kaija Saariaho — Orion
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme"
Richard Strauss — Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

As heard in 2001: A Space Odyssey, the famous ascending brass passage that opens Also sprach Zarathustra is just the tip of this orchestral iceberg. Prepare yourself for a wild ride of cosmic drama led by one of today's leading conductors, Simone Young.

French pianist Lise de la Salle—"a musical thinker of impressive weight, with charm, imagination and a dazzling technique" (The Washington Post)—reunites with the NSO for Mozart's elegant Piano Concerto No. 9, called the first masterpiece of classical style.

Performances on Apr. 18 & 20.

About National Symphony Orchestra

https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/

About Lise de la Salle, piano

https://lisedelasalle.com/

About Simone Young, conductor

https://www.simoneyoung.com/