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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | National Symphony Orchestra
July 12, 2024
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
National Symphony Orchestra
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Njioma Grevious, violin
Wolf Trap Opera Artists
Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, music director

Gates Open:
6:30 PM

Showtime:
8 PM

The National Symphony Orchestra kicks off its summer season at Wolf Trap with Beethoven’s Ninth, the symphony by which all others are measured. The cosmic drama of this colossal masterwork—its grand, emotional melodies and the tremendous closing “Ode to Joy”—reminds us why Beethoven’s final symphony resounds as loudly today as it did two centuries ago.
 
This sublime program opens with Sphinx Concerto Competition winner Njioma Grevious performing Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s irresistibly bold and lyrical Violin Concerto.
 
Keely Futterer, soprano
Gabrielle Beteag, alto
Ricardo Garcia, tenor
Blake Denson, bass


Deborah F. and David A. Winston
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About the Artists
Ruth Reinhardt
conductor
Njioma Grevious
violin
Wolf Trap Opera
Filene Artists
Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, music director
Orchestra Roster
National Symphony Orchestra
Program Notes
Repertoire
Violin Concerto in G minor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven
About the National Symphony Orchestra
NSO Board of Directors
NSO National Trustees
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