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Jorge Federico Osorio is performing Mozart's Piano Concerto Number 21 with the National Symphony Orchestra.

Posted by Bulwark Takes, Checked Updated

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Sources
5 support
Said
2 times·
Confidence
88%
Bulwark TakesAug 21, 2026
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Multiple sources published in September and October 2026 list Jorge Federico Osorio as the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 on the National Symphony Orchestra's Nutcracker & Cinderella concerts in November 2026. The claim describes a scheduled performance as of the 2026-08-21 posting date, and the post's own wording matches it faithfully.

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What was said

… Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker brings an enchanted party to the concert stage, while Prokofiev's Cinderella reimagines the timeless story with a touch of magic. Between the ballets, Jorge Federico Osorio casts a different kind of spell in Mozart's majestic Piano Concerto Number 21. November 20 at Rachel Schlesinger Hall, November 21 and twenty-second at Listener Auditorium. Tickets at national symphony dot org. You know what it's sucks to be bored. …
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What we found

Supports. The GW Calendar event listing for the November 21, 2026 concert says Jorge Federico Osorio casts a different kind of spell in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 on the NSO program.[1]

Supports. WETA's NSO schedule states that Marie Jacquot conducts the Nutcracker and Cinderella suites and is joined by Jorge Federico Osorio in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21.[2]

Supports. Metro Weekly's fall arts preview says the program's Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 is performed by Jorge Federico Osorio, and the Kennedy Center's NSO schedule lists him in the same piece.[3][4]

Supports. OrchestraFinder lists Jorge Federico Osorio as piano soloist for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467 on the Nutcracker & Cinderella program.[5]

Context. Minor date and venue details differ across listings (Schlesinger Hall versus Kennedy Center, and differing dates), but none contradicts the core claim that Osorio performs the Mozart concerto with the NSO.[1][2][4][5]

Sources

5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated

  1. 1National Symphony Orchestra: The Nutcracker & Cinderellacalendar.gwu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
  2. 2NSO Schedule Part I: September through December 2026 - WETAweta.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Classical & Choral Music: Fall Arts Preview 2026 - Metro Weeklymetroweekly.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4National Symphony Orchestrakennedy-center.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  5. 5National Symphony Orchestra · Washington, DC · 2026–27 season · OrchestraFinderorchestrafinder.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context

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