NSO: Benjamin Grosvenor plays Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 | Anja Bihlmaier conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

National Symphony Orchestra

Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)

Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States

$19-$100 ($15-100 wheelchair/companion)

Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor

Bryce Dessner — Mari (NSO co-commission)
Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 "Triangle"
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Strap in for the psychedelic rollercoaster of Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz's epic fever dream of obsession, ecstasy, tantrums, and wild ambition. Conductor Anja Bihlmaier brings to life this escapist (and arguably autobiographical) tale of an artist's self-destructive passion for a beautiful woman.

The NSO gets things buzzing with Bryce Dessner's Mari, named for the Basque forest goddess, and Liszt's scintillating Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by the "one in a million giant of solo piano" Benjamin Grosvenor (The Independent).

Runs May 9-11.