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Notes & Frames: A Film & Music Festival

Classic Film Scores

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Join us for an evening filled with wonder and nostalgia as the NSO brings to life timeless melodies that have underscored some of the greatest moments in cinematic history. This classic program—led by Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year Teddy Abrams—features music by Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, and others.

Jun. 6 - 7, 2025

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  • Fri. Jun. 6, 2025 8p.m.

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  • Sat. Jun. 7, 2025 8p.m.

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Join us for an evening filled with wonder and nostalgia as the NSO brings to life timeless melodies that have underscored some of the greatest moments in cinematic history. This classic program—led by Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year Teddy Abrams—features music by Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, and others.

Part of Notes & Frames: A Film & Music Festival
The silver screen comes alive with a symphonic twist as the NSO performs beloved movie scores, new masterpieces, and more live-to-picture concerts. Join us this summer for a three-week celebration of timeless films and the music that continues to define cinematic history.

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Amadeus Full Film with Live Orchestra

Wed. Jun. 4, 2025

Experience the opulent period epic as the NSO performs the score live-to-picture! Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Amadeus tells the story of vindictive composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), who is consumed by jealousy for his rival—the petulant genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce).

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Notes & Frames: Classic Film Scores

Jun. 6 - 7, 2025

Join us for an evening filled with wonder and nostalgia as the NSO brings to life timeless melodies that have underscored some of the greatest moments in cinematic history. This classic program—led by Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year Teddy Abrams—features music by Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, and others.

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Metropolis Full Film with Organ

Sun. Jun. 8, 2025

Surreal, sprawling, and operatic, Fritz Lang’s 1927 science-fiction silent film depicts a world in which the privileged live in luxury on the surface, while deep in the bowels of the city an unseen underclass labors on machinery that supports the Metropolis. Grammy–nominated organist Cameron Carpenter performs his original score perfectly suited to the industrial, stylistic backdrop of this deeply influential pulp masterpiece. Please note: the NSO does not perform on this program.

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Notes & Frames: James Gaffigan conducts John Williams, James Newton Howard & Michael Abels

Jun. 12 - 14, 2025

NSO favorite James Gaffigan conducts film music by classical composers—including Leonard Bernstein’s On the Waterfront and Nino Rota’s The Godfather—in a program that spotlights concertos by three of today's greatest film composers. On Thursday, Grammy winner James Ehnes plays Violin Concerto No. 2 by James Newton Howard. Friday’s concert features Delights and Dances by Michael Abels. Abel Pereira takes center stage Saturday in the Horn Concerto by Academy Award–winning legend John Williams.

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Notes & Frames: Kris Bowers curates

Jun. 20 - 21, 2025

Academy Award–winning director, composer, and pianist Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, The Color Purple) curates and performs in a program of contemporary film music led by American conductor Anthony Parnther.

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