Kennedy-Center.org: National Symphony Orchestra: George Walker & Beethoven’s First & Fifth Symphonies Jan. 13 - 16, 2022

George Walker (1922-2018)

The Kennedy Center

Famed for its four-note opening, Beethoven’s Fifth is imaginative, violent, and brimming with drama. Noseda pairs this colossal crowd-pleaser with the First Sinfonia by D.C. native George Walker, the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.