Concerts · National Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker & Cinderella
National Symphony Orchestra · Rachel Schlesinger Hall at Northern Virginia Community College · Alexandria, Washington, D.C.
Program
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker – Suite from Nutcracker, Op. 71a
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467
- Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella – Suite from Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107
Artists
- Marie Jacquot Conductor
- Jorge Federico Osorio Soloist, Piano
Running time: about 1 h 33 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings)
Worth the drive: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite gathers eight of the ballet's most colorful dances into a concert favorite, a holiday-season staple for orchestras across the world. More about Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Op. 71a →
About this concert
Conductor Marie Jacquot makes her NSO debut leading suites from two beloved fairy-tale ballets, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Prokofiev's Cinderella, with pianist Jorge Federico Osorio performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 between them.
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