National Symphony Orchestra

Season Opening Gala Concert

Yunchan Lim plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 | Noseda conducts Ravel, Bonis & Carlos Simon

Concert Hall

Prepare yourself for a night of glamor and romance as classical music’s newest rock star Yunchan Lim performs one of the world’s greatest masterpieces, Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Piano Concerto No. 2. Experience Lim’s electrifying NSO debut at this dynamic concert that also features Ravel’s lyrical La Valse and Carlos Simon’s celebratory Four Black American Dances.

Sat. Sep. 28, 2024

  • Sat. Sep. 28, 2024 7p.m.

  • Genre

    Classical Music

  • Price Range

    $65.00 – $225.00

  • Runtime

    Approx. 80 minutes

  • Presenting Sponsor

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Program

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yunchan Lim, piano*

Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances**
Mel Bonis: Pavane; Sarabande; Bourrée
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Maurice Ravel: La Valse

The NSO’s magnificent new season officially begins!

Prepare yourself for a night of glamor and romance as classical music’s newest rock star Yunchan Lim performs one of the world’s greatest masterpieces, Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Piano Concerto No. 2. Hailed as a “one-in-a-million talent” (Dallas Morning News) with “the potential to become a once-in-generation pianist” (The New Yorker), Lim became the youngest Gold Award winner at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Competition.

Experience his electrifying NSO debut at this dynamic concert that also features Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon’s celebratory Four Black American Dances.

 

*NSO season debut
**First performance by the NSO

Season Sponsors

The Amici di Gianandrea, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation

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