“Since 2019, Noseda has been quietly loaning 17th - 19th century Italian string instruments from his private collection to the NSO. The musicians playing them had no idea that they came from their conductor — until now.

‘I'm not saying that good instruments make the orchestra; the orchestra is made by great musicians. But if you give a good driver a good Ferrari, the driver also will drive faster,’ Noseda told Morning Edition host Leila Fadel in an interview at his office in Washington, D.C.”

National Public Radio, April 14, 2023

“There’s a secret to the sound of the National Symphony Orchestra.

I’d been trying to figure it out for three years, and I kept coming back to the strings, nearly tapping out my supply of reasonable adjectives to describe the special sauce at work across the NSO string section. I’ve called them “pining” and “shining,” “deep” and “shimmering,” and “gorgeously sculpted” by NSO music director Gianandrea Noseda.

A hint hid in plain sight, in the fine print of the programs: ‘Select musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra play instruments provided by the Pro-Canale Foundation through the Tarisio Trust.’

But what next to nobody knew until now — including NSO players — was who lent the orchestra this low-key treasure trove of fine antique instruments. Take a bow, maestro.”

The Washington Post, April 14, 2023

“Since 2017, Mr. Noseda has also been thriving as music director of the National Symphony…[in Liszt’s dante Symphony] Satanic fury returns and crests into a shattering climax that Mr. Noseda drove to a pitch of blazing, demonic fervor.

The New York Times, May 20, 2019

Gianandrea Noseda on Passion

Gianandrea Noseda on 2019 Trailer

Gianandrea Noseda conducting Beethoven Symphony No. 3 with the National Symphony Orchestra