National Symphony Orchestra

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This article is about the U.S. orchestra. For Taiwanese orchestra, see National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan).

The Hall of Nations in the Kennedy Center, with the banner of the NSO.

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in Washington DC is a major symphony orchestra that performs at the Kennedy Center. Formerly a separate corporation in its own right, the NSO is now a project of the Kennedy Center.

[edit] Music directors

• Leonard Slatkin (1996–)
• Mstislav Rostropovich (1977–1994)
• Antal Doráti (1970–1977)
• Howard Mitchell (1949–1969)
• Hans Kindler (1931–1949)

[edit] External links

• Conductors of major American orchestras
• National Symphony Orchestra official site
• History of the National Symphony Orchestra
• Profile of the NSO

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