National Symphony Orchestra: Noseda conducts Mahler's Fifth and Schubert
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street NW, District of Columbia 20566
Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony is not unfinished at all. Its brilliance lies in the composer’s deliberate decision to leave the masterpiece as is, and no music lover would have it any other way. With compassion for man’s mortality, Schubert packs a lifetime of hope, suffering, and joy into just two perfect movements. Concluding the program is Mahler’s expressive, powerful Symphony No. 5, balancing heartache and glory.
