July 25th, 2012
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celloanomaly:

I love teutonic conductors who wear black shirts.

So do we, celloanomaly…so do we.


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July 17th, 2012
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From his early career, Christoph Eschenbach was a Brahmsian to be reckoned with.
Lawrence A. Johnson reviews the NSO Maestro’s recent appearance with the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia.

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June 6th, 2012
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NSO announces European tour in 2013

The NSO and Eschenbach are planning a lot of traveling these days! In addition to our Americas Tour, for which we depart next week, we have just announced plans for a European Tour in 2013. More info linked above, or at our blog. Stay tuned!


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March 24th, 2012
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Zoom Wondering what to do on this rainy evening? If you’re in DC, we have a pretty solid suggestion… Tonight’s Millennium Stage concert at the Kennedy Center will feature none other than our Maestro, Christoph Eschenbach, performing Dvořák’s piano quintet No. 2 with NSO musicians Allie Osborne, Joel Fuller, Mahoko Eguchi, and Rachel Young. Key info - it’s at 6:00PM, and it will cost you approximately zero dollars. We’re not kidding, it’s FREE. 

Wondering what to do on this rainy evening? If you’re in DC, we have a pretty solid suggestion…

Tonight’s Millennium Stage concert at the Kennedy Center will feature none other than our Maestro, Christoph Eschenbach, performing Dvořák’s piano quintet No. 2 with NSO musicians Allie Osborne, Joel Fuller, Mahoko Eguchi, and Rachel Young.

Key info - it’s at 6:00PM, and it will cost you approximately zero dollars. We’re not kidding, it’s FREE. 


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November 1st, 2011
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A Letter from the Maestro...

This November we eagerly anticipate the return of our Music Director to his home podium. In the meantime, where is he working his magic? He’s written to let us know!


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September 28th, 2011
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Looks like Eschenbach isn’t the first to take an orchestra for a spin without using his hands - check out this clip of Bernstein “Haydn” the baton during an encore performance with the Vienna Philharmonic. 

Read NPR’s analysis of the “eyebrows only” technique here.


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September 27th, 2011
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Overheard during the WETA broadcast interview with Maestro Eschenbach before the NSO’s encore performance of Ravel’s Boléro…

CE: I conduct with my eyes.

WETA: How does that work??

CE: …it works.

Our Maestro is no stranger to this “no hands” phenomenon - check out the video above to see his eyebrows in action with the Orchestre de Paris.

SKILLZ!!!


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September 27th, 2011
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For Eschenbach, music is a constant source of celebration.

Anne Midgette reviews the NSO Season Opening Ball Concert in the Washington Post - read the full review here.

If you weren’t able to attend the concert, tune your radio to Classical WETA, 90.9FM or listen online at 11:00AM today to hear a broadcast of Sunday’s performance.


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September 25th, 2011
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Just Announced…

Christoph Eschenbach has extended his contract as music director of both the National Symphony Orchestra and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  The extension is for two years, through the end of the 2014-2015 season.

“This artistic home has been even more welcoming and rewarding than I had imagined,” responded Maestro Eschenbach.  “The joy of the interactions among the various art forms makes the Kennedy Center a unique and special place, and the collaborative nature of the relationships is particularly pleasing.  We work together.  As for the NSO itself, the members arrive at every rehearsal prepared to make music of the highest caliber.  I enjoy making music with them in every way possible—as conductor, soloist, and chamber performer—and their sense of adventure is extraordinary.  Whether the work is from the heart of the symphonic repertoire, or a new piece by Augusta Read Thomas or Zakir Hussain, each and every time is a marvelous exploration.

 

We couldn’t be more thrilled, Maestro! 


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