Triumph: Noseda conducts Prokofiev

Gianandrea Noseda leads a program tracing music’s movement from wit and tension toward resilience and triumph. The concert begins with the sparkling theatricality of Igor Stravinsky’s *Scènes de Ballet*, followed by Joseph Haydn’s spirited Symphony No. 85, “La Reine,” a work associated with the admiration of the French court.

The centerpiece is Sergei Prokofiev’s monumental Symphony No. 5, composed during World War II. Its humanity, sense of struggle, and hard-won optimism shape the program’s culminating journey toward a victorious symphonic experience.

When: October 8–9

Program: Igor Stravinsky’s *Scènes de Ballet*; Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 85, “La Reine”; Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5

Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda

Venue: Rachel Schlesinger Hall at Northern Virginia Community College, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center

Address: 4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22311

Tickets: Price not available

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