Wednesday (3/7) on her Washington Post blog Classical Beat, Anne Midgette writes, “The National Symphony Orchestra wasn’t the only orchestra in town to reveal its 2012-13 season this week; the National Philharmonic also got a piece of the season-announcement action. Strathmore’s resident orchestra has established itself as a solid purveyor of the classics with a commendable sprinkling of quality soloists and a few twists, and this season bears out its pattern: you can hear all-Beethoven, all-Brahms, and all-Bach programs, but you can also hear the Lutoslawski cello concerto and the violin concerto by the late Andreas Makris, a former composer-in-residence and violinist with the NSO. The National Philharmonic is also … acknowledging the bicentennial of the birth of Richard Wagner with an all-Wagner concert in June. Another less-known anniversary is that of Witold Lutoslawski, who will be commemorated in a concert in January on a program with plenty of Tchaikovsky to counterbalance the 20th-century fare. The Philharmonic’s season opens in October with an all-Beethoven program conducted by Piotr Gajewski called ‘The Power of Three:’ the third Leonore overture, the third piano concerto (with Orli Shaham), and the third symphony.” Piotr Gajewski is music director of the National Philharmonic.
Posted March 9, 2012
