Split portraits: Gianandrea on dark backdrop; Ray Chen dark-haired man on red.
Mondavi Center Presents
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, music director & conductor
Ray Chen, violin
Jackson Hall

The National Symphony Orchestra appears under the baton of critically acclaimed Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. 

Celebrated violinist Ray Chen returns to the Mondavi Center to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The program is bookended by Carlos Simon’s vibrant tribute to the orchestra’s home city, Washington, D.C., and the euphoric lyricism and triumphant sweep of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. 

Program 
Monuments: A Suite for D.C. Carlos Simon
Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88 Antonín Dvořák

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