National Symphony Orchestra: John Adams, conductor / Jeremy Denk, piano, plays Ravel

John Adams
New England-born, California-based composer John Adams is a pivotal figure in 20th century classical music, as he can be viewed as either the last of the minimalists or the first of the post-minimalists....

Jeremy Denk
New York City-based pianist Jeremy Denk is as well known for his chamber music-making as he is for his appearances as soloist and recitalist. Indeed, he has famously collaborated with violinists Joshua Bell and Soovin Kim and violist Roberto Diaz, and has performed with the Shanghai, Vermeer, and Jupiter string quartets and Windscape....

National Symphony Orchestra
Although the National Symphony Orchestra gave its first official concert on November 2, 1931, its roots actually date to the previous year, when about 80 musicians assembled for a series of three concerts, the first of which took place on January 1, 1930....