Renovated in 1997, the Concert Hall is the largest performance space in the Kennedy Center, seating 2,442. This state-of-the-art facility, which originally opened in 1971, sets new standards for accessibility and sound with a high-tech acoustical canopy, accessible locations on every level, and new seating sections (onstage boxes, chorister seats, and parterre seats). The 11 famous Hadelands crystal chandeliers, a gift from Norway, are repositioned to clear the field of view from the Second tier center. Behind the stage you will note the organ, which has 4,144 pipes and is a gift from the Filene Foundation of Boston. Its console is portable, and all of the pipes are functional.

Coming to the Concert Hall :

NSO Pops: And the Winner Is.../Bill Conti, conductor

• Feb 11 - 13, 2010
• Concert Hall
• Running Time: Approx. 2 hours
• Tickets and Schedule

Description:

Nobody knows the music that accompanies the flicker of the film projector better than Oscar and three-time Emmy winner Bill Conti. He has composed cinematic scores to match some of Hollywood's biggest roles--James Bond as he takes on the KGB, Rocky Balboa as he sprints up steps in Philadelphia, and America's first astronauts as they reach for the moon--and served as Music Director of the Academy Award ceremonies more than a dozen times. In And the Winner Is…, the composer turns conductor for a Pops performance of music from the year's Academy Award favorites. It's one big Oscar party where everyone goes home a winner.