Gianandrea Noseda | Kennedy Center

Conductor

National Symphony Orchestra

NSO Music Director Gianandrea Noseda’s contract extended through the 2026–2027 Season

The National Symphony Orchestra has extended Gianandrea Noseda’s contract as Music Director for an additional two seasons, through the 2026–2027 season, which will be his tenth at the helm of the NSO. Considered one of the world’s most sought-after conductors, and equally recognized for his artistry in both the concert hall and opera house, Noseda has breathed new life into the NSO, reinvigorated its programming, and deepened its relevance and connection to audiences and the D.C.-area community. According to the New York Times, “Since 2017, Noseda has been thriving as music director of the NSO.” Noseda commented, “The last five years with the NSO have been the most rewarding partnership I could have imagined. I feel very fortunate to be leading this outstanding orchestra with a great management team for five years more.”

Gianandrea Noseda is one of the world’s most sought-after conductors, equally recognized for his artistry in both the concert hall and opera house. The 2024–2025 season marks his eighth as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra.

Noseda’s leadership has inspired and reinvigorated the National Symphony Orchestra, which makes its home at the Kennedy Center. The renewed artistic recognition and critical acclaim has led to invitations to Carnegie Hall and international concert halls, as well as digital streaming and a record label distributed by LSO Live, for which Noseda also records as principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Noseda’s discography spans over 80 recordings, including dozens of critically acclaimed albums with a wide range of orchestras and repertoire for various labels, including Deutsche Grammophon and Chandos.

Noseda became General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House in September 2021 and reached an important milestone in May 2024, conducting two highly praised complete Ring Cycles in a new production by Andreas Homoki. Hewas recognized as “Best Conductor” by the jury of the German OPER! AWARDS, specifically for his Wagner interpretations.

From 2007–2018, Noseda served as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino, where his leadership marked the opera house’s golden era.

Noseda has conducted the most important international orchestras, opera houses, and festivals, and had significant roles at the BBC Philharmonic (chief conductor), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (principal guest conductor), Mariinsky Theatre (principal guest conductor), Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (principal guest conductor), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Victor de Sabata Chair), Rotterdam Philharmonic (principal guest conductor), and Stresa Festival (artistic director).

Working with the next generation of musicians is important to Noseda, and in the summer of 2024, he led an international festival tour with European Union Youth Orchestra which took them to the Edinburgh Festival and the Lucerne Festival, marking a debut for Noseda. In 2019, he was appointed the founding Music Director of the Tsinandali Festival and Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra in the village of Tsinandali, Georgia.

A native of Milan, Noseda is Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, marking his contribution to the artistic life of Italy. He has been honored as Musical America’s Conductor of the Year (2015) and International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year (2016). In 2023, he received the Puccini Award, whose past recipients include legendary opera stars Maria Callas, Birgit Nilsson, and Luciano Pavarotti.