The ultimate portrait of Earth’s great frozen wilderness, presented with stunning imagery and an original score conducted by the composer and performed by the National Symphony Orchestra.

A Pre-Performance Discussion by Emil de Cou, NSO@Wolf Trap Festival Conductor will be offered one hour before performance time. More information here

• Visit the grand wilderness of the Arctic and Antarctic through this stunning sensory performance which features an evocative score and dramatic images of whales, penguins, and other wildlife from the BBC Earth series.
• Composer and conductor George Fenton has written scores for more than 100 films, has won multiple Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for 5 Oscars.
• Frozen Planet premiered in 2012 and is the third installment of a documentary series that includes Planet Earth and The Blue Planet, both of which were made into award-winning live concert events that have been performed by the world’s leading orchestras.
• “It was a dizzying immersion into a glorious twist-up of nature, cinematography, and music.”—Los Angeles Times