There was a point near the end of “La Noche de Los Mayas” when one wondered if the program could get any more intense.

Then, both of Enrique Arturo Diemecke’s feet left the podium as he leapt skyward, drawing even more gusto from his orchestra yet he maintained an unwavering control that came through in the ensemble’s tight delivery.

Diemecke’s charisma and concentrated energy charmed and held captive the Lied Center audience that filled the hall Friday night to see the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico.

The 75-member orchestra matched Diemecke’s conductorial enthusiasm blow for blow, delivering a diverse program that included Astor Piazzolla’s “Tangazo,” at once playful and haunting; the familiar, boisterous and tender Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story,” by Leonard Bernstein; Silvestre Revueltas’ “La Noche de los Mayas”; and a full three encores that each paid homage to the orchestra’s Mexican origins.

Though the performance was at all times electrifying from its hushed, smooth, melodic segments to its bristling, roaring, percussive ones frenzy never infiltrated the stage.

There are no weak links in this well-endowed orchestra: Strings, woodwinds, horns and percussion strike a balance, each responding with precision to Diemecke’s cues. (Impressively, he made all of those cues without the aid of a score.)

Particularly dazzling were the percussionists in “Tangazo” and “La Noche de los Mayas,” several snaky oboe solos and a flashy horn section.

Playfulness endured throughout the evening. Orchestra members snapped their fingers during “West Side Story” numbers, Diemecke danced on the podium and the third encore after nearly two and a half hours of rigorous playing concluded with a string player jumping from his seat and yelling: “Viva Mexico!”

Indeed.