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Noseda conducts Shostakovich’s Fourth
Lisa Batiashvili plays Schnittke

Concert Hall

With Noseda at the helm, Lisa Batiashvili’s performances of Schnittke’s postmodern, genre-defying Violin Concerto No. 1 are “full of fire, imbued with the spirit of discovery…” evoking “the sense that anything could happen.” Now, D.C. audiences have a chance to experience the “fantasy and fury… a performance to cherish” (Classical Explorer). To close, Shostakovich’s revolutionary Symphony No. 4 unleashes a wild, riveting, glorious assault on the senses.

May 1 - 3, 2025

  • Thu. May 1, 2025 7p.m.

  • Fri. May 2, 2025 11:30a.m.

  • Sat. May 3, 2025 8p.m.

  • Genre

    Classical Music

Program

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Alfred Schnittke: Violin Concerto No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

With Gianandrea Noseda at the helm, violinist Lisa Batiashvili’s London Symphony Orchestra performances of Schnittke’s postmodern, genre-defying Violin Concerto No. 1 are “full of fire, imbued with the spirit of discovery…” evoking “the sense that anything could happen.” Now, D.C. audiences have a chance to experience the “fantasy and fury… a performance to cherish” (Classical Explorer). To close, Shostakovich’s revolutionary Symphony No. 4 unleashes a wild, riveting, glorious assault on the senses.

NSO Sound Health Friday

Before the show check out these Sound Health Friday activities at 10 a.m.

May 2:

  • Caretaker Support Group with and NSO Musician
  • Friday Morning Sing with with an NSO musician playing.
  • Visual Art with an NSO Musician playing and staff from the

Afterwards check out NSO's Noseda conducts Shostakovich’s Fourth.

Batiashvili NYT

“She has captivated critics and audiences with her natural elegance, silky sound and the meticulous grace of her articulation. There is a laserlike directness to her playing… the musical equivalent to laparoscopic surgery.”

The New York Times on Lisa Batiashvili

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