Announcing the 2025 Florida Tour with Music Director Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra

Music Director Gianandrea Noseda
and the National Symphony Orchestra
Embark on Florida Tour

FORT MYERS, VERO BEACH, MIAMI, WEST PALM BEACH, SARASOTA

MARCH 19-24, 2025

Noseda's First Domestic Tour as Music Director

All Concerts Feature Acclaimed Violinist Hilary Hahn

(WASHINGTON)-Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will lead the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on its Florida tour, March 19-24, 2025. The tour includes five concerts across five cities and marks Noseda's first domestic tour with the NSO, following a successful European tour in 2024.

Grammy Award^®-winning violinist Hilary Hahn will join the orchestra on tour as soloist, performing Erich Wolfgang Korngold's cinematic Violin Concerto. The concert program also includes performances of Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

On the heels of its recent European tour where the Washington Post proclaimed the Orchestra "one of the hardest working orchestras in the biz," this is the NSO's first domestic tour since the 2011 Kentucky Residency, led by former Assistant Conductor Hugh Wolff. In March, the Orchestra will visit the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, the Community Church of Vero Beach in Vero Beach, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami, Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota.

"I am overjoyed that the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is resuming its domestic touring for the first time since 2011," Music Director Gianandrea Noseda said. "The artists of the NSO and I are looking forward to sharing some of our greatest artistic achievements and our closest artistic friendships with audiences in Florida in March. What makes this tour even more special is that we will feature two of our closest artistic partners-violinist Hilary Hahn and composer Carlos Simon-both of whom were part of our triumphant European tour in February 2024. To rekindle the tradition of bringing the NSO to other parts of America as the Kennedy Center's musical ambassador has long been my goal. The NSO and I are excited and looking forward to this important tour and look forward to bringing our artistry to other parts of America in the future."

"Touring to Florida is a vital opportunity for the National Symphony Orchestra to connect with new audiences and share the transformative power of music across the nation," Executive Director Jean Davidson said. "Florida is home to a vibrant, diverse community of music lovers, and we are excited to bring our world-class performances to this region. By reaching beyond our usual Concert Hall, we hope to foster deeper cultural exchange, inspire future generations, and demonstrate the unifying force of music in bringing people together-especially in such a dynamic and growing state."

Learn more about the NSO Florida Tour here.

National Symphony Orchestra
The 2024-2025 season is the National Symphony Orchestra's 94th season and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda's eighth season. Since its founding in 1931, the NSO has been committed to performances that enrich the lives of its audience and community members. In 1986, the National Symphony became an artistic affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where it has performed since the Center opened in 1971. The NSO participates in events of national and international importance, including the annual nationally televised concerts on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, live-streamed performances on medici.tv, and local radio broadcasts on WETA 90.9 FM.

Since launching its eponymous recording label in 2020, the NSO has embarked on ambitious recording projects including the Orchestra's first complete Beethoven Symphony cycle and the release of the first-ever cycle of George Walker's Sinfonias, both led by Noseda. Recent projects include a new series of Four Symphonic Works by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon conducted by Noseda, and William Shatner's So Fragile, So Blue, recorded live with the NSO in the Concert Hall.

The NSO's community engagement and education projects are nationally recognized, including NSO In Your Neighborhood; Notes of Honor; and Sound Health. Career development opportunities for young musicians include the NSO Youth Fellowship Program and its acclaimed, tuition-free Summer Music Institute.

Gianandrea Noseda
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. He is Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra, General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House, Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and founding Music Director of the Tsinandali Festival and Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra.

Noseda's leadership has inspired and reinvigorated the National Symphony Orchestra, which makes its home at the Kennedy Center. The renewed artistic recognition has led to invitations to leading international concert halls, digital streaming, and a record label distributed by LSO Live. Noseda's discography numbers over 80, with many of them receiving critical acclaim.

Noseda has conducted the most important international orchestras, opera houses and festivals. The institutions where he has had significant roles include the Teatro Regio Torino (Music Director), 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), and Rotterdam Philharmonic (Principal Guest Conductor).

A native of Milan, Noseda is Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, marking his contribution to the artistic life of Italy. He has also been honored with Musical America's Conductor of the Year, International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year, OPER! AWARDS Best Conductor and is a recipient of the Puccini Award and the "Ambrogino d'Oro" by the city of Milan.

Hilary Hahn
Three-time Grammy^®-winning violinist Hilary Hahn brings expressive musicality to a repertoire guided by artistic curiosity. A prolific recording artist, her 23 feature recordings have received every critical prize. Hahn is a staunch supporter of new music; recent commissions include new works from Barbara Assiginaak, Steven Banks, Jennifer Higdon, Jessie Montgomery, and Carlos Simon. She is currently visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music, after several years as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's first-ever Artist-in-Residence, Artist-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, Visiting Artist at the Juilliard School, and Curating Artist of the Dortmund Festival.

In the 2024-2025 season, Hahn tours the globe: in Japan, Beethoven with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; in the U.S., Korngold with the Berlin Philharmonic; throughout Europe, Tchaikovsky with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; throughout Spain and the Canary Islands, Mendelssohn with the Munich Philharmonic; on tour with the National Symphony Orchestra; and at the BBC Proms in Korea. In addition, she joins the Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, and many others. She also continues her immensely popular all-Bach solo recitals in Cincinnati and Philadelphia.

Hahn has related to her fans naturally from the very beginning of her career. She has committed to signings after nearly every concert and maintains and shares a collection of the fan art she has received over the course of 20 years. Her "Bring Your Own Baby" concerts create opportunities for parents of infants to share their enjoyment of live classical music with their children in a nurturing, welcoming environment. Hahn's commitment to her fans extends to a long history of educational outreach. Her social media-based practice initiative, #100daysofpractice, has transformed practice into a community-building celebration of artistic development.

PROGRAM LISTING

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FLORIDA TOUR
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Hilary Hahn, violin

Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances

Erich KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

March 19-24, 2025

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Fort Myers, FL
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Community Church of Vero Beach
Vero Beach, FL
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Miami, FL
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 8:00 p.m.

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Sunday, March 23, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Sarasota, FL

Monday, March 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

FUNDING CREDITS

Encore: AARP

Overture: Mr. Martin K. Alloy and Mrs. Daris M. Clifton-Alloy; Ms. Joan Bialek and Dr. Louis Levitt; The Honorable Barbara H. Franklin; The Galena-Yorktown Foundation; Mrs. Jeanne Weaver Ruesch; The Honorable Doris O. Matsui and Mr. Roger Sant; Tina and Albert Small, Jr.; Mr. RJ Narang and Mrs. Heidi Narang

Fanfare: Susan and Aron Ain; Brian and Sheila Boyle; Larry Driver; Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation; Tom and Pamela Green; Dr. Christine A. Dingivan

City Sponsor: Ms. Anne K. Altman; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baly, III; Edward Lenkin and Roselin Atzwanger; Mrs. Christina Co Mather; Mr. Devon McFadden and Ms. Ronya Corey; Sarah and Christopher Mills; Mr. John C. Wohlstetter; William and Carolyn Wolfe; Raghu Srinivasan; Michael and Terri Lipsitz

Friends of the Florida Tour: Stanley Pierre-Louis and Natalie Williams; Mrs. Deanna Rhodes-Tanner and Mr. Phillip Tanner; Mr. Adam Sasso and Mr. Shawn Pierce

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