Photo by Elman Studio / Courtesy National Philharmonic
The National Philharmonic announced the lineup for its new season in September at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda.
This season features the final recital in pianist Brian Ganz’s Extreme Chopin project scheduled for April next year, per a release from National Philharmonic. Over the course of 16 years, Ganz has performed every work by Frédéric Chopin.
The new season also includes four orchestral concerts, a choral concert, and two performances of Handel’s Messiah.
Also, the National Philharmonic will be celebrating the release of its first-ever studio album on Aug. 1. It will feature composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s music. A concert Sept. 20 will feature works by Coleridge-Taylor.
Single tickets go on sale online in July on the National Philharmonic website. Season subscriptions go on sale June 1.
National Philharmonic’s 2025-2026 season schedule at Strathmore is as follows:
Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Celebration: Coleridge-Taylor & Tchaikovsky
Michael Repper, conductor
Curtis Stewart, violin
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Toussaint L’Ouverture
Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Sussex Landscape
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Ballade Op. 4 for Violin and Orchestra (arr. Curtis Stewart)
— Curtis Stewart, violin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5
Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
One Song: Exultávit! Presented by National Philharmonic and The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Soloists will be announced
J.S. Bach, Magnificat, BWV 243, D Major
Reena Esmail, This Love Between Us
Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 3 p.m.
Handel’s Messiah with Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Sarah Hayashi, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
George Frideric Handel, Messiah, HWV 56
Jan. 24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Prokofiev, Gershwin & Beach
Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violin
George Gershwin, Cuban Overture
Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 2
— Benjamin Beilman, violin
Amy Beach, Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic”
March 7, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
French Masters: Ravel, Debussy & Tailleferre
Andrew Grams, conductor
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Germaine Tailleferre, Overture
Germaine Tailleferre, Harp Concertino
— Bridget Kibbey, harp
Claude Debussy, Dances Sacred and Profane
— Bridget Kibbey, harp
Maurice Ravel, Mother Goose
April 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Extreme Chopin: The Finale
Brian Ganz, piano
All Chopin programming will be announced
May 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
The Blue Hour
Deanna Tham, conductor
Shara Nova, soprano
Rachel Grimes/Angélica Negrón/Shara Nova/Caroline Shaw/Sarah Kirkland Snider, The Blue Hour
