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2012-2013

Season

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Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser announced programming for the 2012-2013 season on March 6, 2012. View a list of all performances announced below. Programs and artists subject to change.

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2012-2013 Performances

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Jazz

Jean Francois Laberine KC Jazz Club: Mulgrew Miller Trio

Fri., Oct. 5, 2012
One of the premier groups in all of jazz, the Mulgrew Miller Trio has gained worldwide acclaim from fans and critics alike for their "exceptional harmonic diversity" (Los Angeles Times).

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Susan Stocker KC Jazz Club: Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio featuring Jonathan Kreisberg & Jamire Williams

Sat., Oct. 6, 2012
A master of the Hammond B-3 organ, Dr. Lonnie Smith "can light up a room with visceral intensity or lay down some of the nastiest funk ever played on an organ" (JazzTimes). Smith returns to the Kennedy Center with his trio.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Supersized Jazz Club: Medeski Martin & Wood

Sat., Oct. 13, 2012, 9:30 PM
A genre-defying band that fits as comfortably in the jazz world as the jam band world, Medeski Martin & Wood features John Medeski on piano, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass.

Eitan Riklis KC Jazz Club: Anat Cohen Quartet

Fri., Oct. 19, 2012
Israeli clarinetist Anat Cohen, voted Clarinetist of the Year by DownBeat readers in 2010 and 2011, presents her own specialized take on jazz, combining modern jazz with classical music, Brazilian choro, and Argentine tango.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: The Heath Brothers: Jimmy & Tootie Heath

Sat., Oct. 20, 2012
Two landmark careers and giants of jazz in one family; legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath and ace hard bop drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath bring brotherly love to their innovative cross-genre playing.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Clay Patrick McBride KC Jazz Club: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon with Bill Frisell & Alicia Hall Moran

Fri., Oct. 26, 2012
Jason Moran, Kennedy Center's Artistic Advisor for Jazz, and The Bandwagon welcome two special guests: one of America's foremost jazz guitarists, Bill Frisell, and talented mezzo-soprano and jazz vocalist Alicia Hall Moran.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Kurt Elling

Sat., Oct. 27, 2012
Jazz vocalist and Grammy winner Kurt Elling returns to the Kennedy Center with a sparkling performance. As the Washington Post said, "Since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic, or interesting."

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Lionel Loueke Trio

Fri., Nov. 2, 2012
Presenting an elegant mixture of Afropop and jazz, guitarist Lionel Loueke, hailing from the west African country of Benin, has collaborated closely with some of jazz's biggest stars, including Grammy Award winners Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Roseanna Vitro and The Randy Newman Project, featuring Mark Soskin, Sara Coswell, Tim Horner, and Dean Johnson

Sat., Nov. 3, 2012
Vocalist Roseanna Vitro has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most gifted singers" and "a first-rate improviser determined to use her voice with the same musical breath and density with which instrumentalists use their horns."

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Clay Patrick McBride Election Night Jam with Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

Tue., Nov. 6, 2012, 6:00 PM
Who will win? We don't know, so why not join the jazz party and spend Election Night with Artistic Advisor Jason Moran and the Bandwagon? Moran is prepared to deliver a night of "joyful delirium" (The New York Times).

Uncredited An Evening of Comedy & Music with David Alan Grier & the Jason Moran Ensemble

Sun., Nov. 11, 2012, 7:00 PM
From stand-up to Broadway, David Alan Grier has a remarkable range of talents that will be showcased when he teams up with Kennedy Center Jazz Artistic Advisor Jason Moran for a night of laughs and unforgettable music.

The Kennedy Center KC Jazz Club: Discovery Artist: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio

Fri., Nov. 16, 2012

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Carl Allen-Rodney Whitaker Project

Sat., Nov. 17, 2012
When drummer Carl Allen and bassist Rodney Whitaker join forces, something really special happens: "They've created a 21st century version of soul-jazz" (Detroit Free Press). Their star-studded band includes Eric Reed, Rodney Jones, and Tim Green.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Danilo Pérez Trio

Fri., Nov. 30, 2012
Panamanian Danilo Pérez, a pianist who recalls both Dizzy and Monk, has played with jazz greats Joe Lovano, Tito Puente, and Wynton Marsalis. A jazz great himself, Pérez returns to the Kennedy Center with his trio.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

The Kennedy Center KC Jazz Club: Discovery Artist: Christie Dashiell Quartet

Fri., Dec. 7, 2012

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited NPR's A Jazz Piano Christmas

Sat., Dec. 8, 2012
Join the Kennedy Center and National Public Radio for this annual treat when top jazz pianists and other artists perform their favorite holiday songs.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Nnenna Freelon

Fri., Dec. 14, 2012
A multiple Grammy nominee and frequent Billboard Jazz Chart-topper, Nnenna Freelon "makes each song such a personal statement that they all seem fresh and new" (USA Today).

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Anthony Braxton Diamond Curtain Wall Quartet

Sat., Dec. 15, 2012
Virtuosic and avant-garde saxophonist Anthony Braxton, winner of a MacArthur genius grant, makes his Kennedy Center debut along with the Diamond Curtain Wall Quartet.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Clay Walker A Jazz New Year's Eve: Freddy Cole & the Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Star Big Band

Mon., Dec. 31, 2012
2012 goes out with a bang when singer/pianist Freddy Cole and the Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Star Big Band, a reverential supergroup including Paquito D'Rivera, Roy Hargrove, Bobby Watson, and Ignacio Berroa, usher in 2013.

(On Sale : 9/12/2012 )

Uncredited Eddie Palmieri and the Latin Jazz Septet

Sat., Jan. 26, 2013
Grammy Award–winning pianist Eddie Palmieri returns to the Kennedy Center with his Latin Jazz Septet. A titan of Latin Jazz, Palmieri "effortlessly links the salsa dura of his 1960s heyday to hard bop and beyond" (The Guardian).

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour

Fri., Feb. 1, 2013
One of the country's longest-running and most-prestigious jazz events, The Monterey Jazz Festival brings top musicians to the Kennedy Center on tour.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Discovery Artist: Kris Bowers

Sat., Feb. 2, 2013
Winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition Award, Kris Bowers has already shown tremendous versatility at the ripe age of 22, studying under Kenny Barron and performing on Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts

Fri., Feb. 8, 2013
Drummer, comedian, and entertainer Matt Wilson's aptly named ensemble creatively "pulls off fascinating improvisations with pure, unfiltered emotion" (JazzTimes).

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Clay Patrick McBride KC Jazz Club: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

Sat., Feb. 9, 2013
Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor for Jazz Jason Moran, "the most provocative thinker in current jazz" (Rolling Stone), comes home to perform with The Bandwagon, featuring bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited Jack DeJohnette 70th Birthday Tour

Sat., Mar. 16, 2013
"One of the most important musicians in the last 40 years of jazz" (The New York Times), NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award–winning drummer Jack DeJohnette will be joined by a number of his friends for a celebration of this milestone.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited Charles Lloyd Birthday Celebration

Fri., Mar. 22, 2013, 8:00 PM
The Kennedy Center celebrates saxophonist Charles Lloyd with a star-studded concert, featuring Jason Moran and special guests. Over his career, Lloyd has played with some of the most talented musicians of our day, from Cannonball Adderly to the Doors.

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Soulive

Sat., Apr. 6, 2013, 9:30 PM
The future of funk is in the good hands of brothers Neal and Alan Evans and guitarist Eric Krasno. Known for their "collegiality and jubilation" (The New York Times), the trio makes their Kennedy Center debut in the KC Jazz Club.

Uncredited KC Jazz Club: Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet

Fri., Apr. 12, 2013
The youngest son of the indelible Marsalis family and a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, drummer Jason Marsalis, along with his brothers and father "comprise New Orleans's venerable first family of jazz" (All About Jazz).

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Vaughn D Taylor The New Orleans Bingo! Show

Sat., Apr. 13, 2013, 8:30 PM
A curious spectacle, a thrilling phenomenon, and one of the very finest entertainments on the theatrical stage today, The New Orleans Bingo! Show has "drive, and funk, and…youth" (The New York Times).

The Kennedy Center KC Jazz Club: Nathan Davis & Curtis Fuller

Fri., Apr. 26, 2013

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Uncredited Kenny Barron & Dave Holland

Sat., Apr. 27, 2013
With more than a dozen Grammy nominations between them and two won for Holland's ensemble work, pianist Kenny Barron and double bassist Dave Holland team up for a radically good night of jazz.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Ingrid Hertfelder KC Jazz Club: Fred Hersch & Julian Lage

Fri., May 3, 2013
Pianist Fred Hersh–"singular among the trailblazers of their art" (The New York Times)–and guitarist Julian Lage–"a giant in the making" (All About Jazz)–pair up for an unforgettable night of jazz.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Uncredited Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival

May 16 - 18, 2013
The 18th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival features today's top jazz artists over three nights. The Washington Post says the festival "speaks volumes about the contributions women have made to jazz."

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Washington National Opera

Scott Suchman for WNO Washington National Opera: 2012-2013 Season Preview Concert

Wed., May 23, 2012, 6:00 PM
Sample the 2012–2013 season in a free Millennium Stage preview concert featuring Sonia Ganassi, Andrew Foster-Williams, members of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, and the WNO Orchestra.

Dan Rest for Lyric Opera of Chicago Washington National Opera: Anna Bolena

Sep. 15 - Oct. 6, 2012
A queen falls from grace as her unfaithful king plots to bring his mistress to the throne. The golden age of Italian bel canto opera shines with dark reflections in Donizetti's moving retelling of Anne Boleyn's tragedy starring Sondra Radvanovsky.

(On Sale : 7/23/2012 )

Karin Cooper for WNO Washington National Opera: Don Giovanni

Sep. 20 - Oct. 13, 2012
Regarded as one of the greatest operas ever composed, Mozart weaves the tale of the legendary rake Don Juan into a comically lighthearted (yet deadly serious) musical masterpiece. "A dark Giovanni of depth, beauty" (The Washington Times).

(On Sale : 7/23/2012 )

Sharkey Photography Washington National Opera Celebrity Concert Series: Nathan Gunn

Sun., Sep. 23, 2012, 4:00 PM
Nathan Gunn "commands an operatic baritone whose mighty heft and richness confer an outsize authority on everything he touches" (The New York Times). He makes his WNO debut in concert with the WNO Orchestra, conducted by Ted Sperling.

(On Sale : 7/23/2012 )

Uncredited Opera Master Class: Andrew Foster-Williams

Thu., Sep. 27, 2012, 7:00 PM
Hailed by BBC Music Magazine as a "vivid bass-baritone, a model of vocal security and textual definition," join Foster-Williams as he coaches the next generation of singers.

(On Sale : 6/13/2012 )

Photos by Scott Suchman and Karin Cooper Washington National Opera: Opera in the Outfield Simulcast: Don Giovanni

Sat., Sep. 29, 2012, 7:00 PM
Celebrate the fifth year of Opera in the Outfield with Don Giovanni! Bring your family and friends to Nationals Park for a free live opera broadcast and relax and enjoy all that the ballpark has to offer.

Dario Acosta Washington National Opera: In Recital: Angela Meade

Sat., Nov. 10, 2012, 7:30 PM
Rising star Angela Meade makes her WNO debut with a diva program of arias in recital with piano. In a special preview of her spring 2013 performance in the full opera, the program includes Norma's famous aria "Casta Diva."

(On Sale : 7/23/2012 )

Karin Cooper for WNO Washington National Opera: Holiday Family Opera: Hansel and Gretel

Dec. 21 - 23, 2012
The timeless fairy tale of lost children, candy treats, and an evil witch comes to life for the holiday season in this delightful WNO family production of Engelbert Humperdinck's captivating opera.

(On Sale : 9/12/2012 )

Devon Cass Washington National Opera: Manon Lescaut

Mar. 2 - 23, 2013
Intensely romantic and beguiling, Manon Lescaut is the first tragic heroine in a long list of Puccini favorites. Patricia Racette makes her role debut in John Pascoe's "impassioned, sensual production" (Baltimore Sun).

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited Washington National Opera: Norma

Mar. 9 - 24, 2013
Rising star Angela Meade is the Druid priestess Norma, who secretly carries on a love affair with the enemy's proconsul in the midst of the Gallic-Roman wars. When her lover's affections shift, the mystic Norma turns warrior, prepared to seek revenge.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Eric Richmond licenced to Virgin Classics Washington National Opera Celebrity Concert Series: Diana Damrau

Mon., Apr. 8, 2013, 8:00 PM
Possessing a "lustrous, agile coloratura soprano voice, and charisma galore" (The New York Times), Diana Damrau makes her WNO debut in the Concert Hall with an evening of dazzling music featuring the WNO Orchestra conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Dan Rest - Lyric Opera of Chicago Washington National Opera: Show Boat

May 4 - 26, 2013
Featuring legendary songs like "Ol' Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," in a spectacular new production, "this joyous, beautifully mounted entertainment should keep rolling along for a long while to come" (Chicago Tribune).

(On Sale : 2/20/2013 )

Nordic Cool 2013

The Kennedy Center Nordic Cool 2013: Opening Concert: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic / Sakari Oramo, conductor

Tue., Feb. 19, 2013, 7:30 PM

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: Winter Guests, Norway: Bird in Magic Rain with Tears

Feb. 20 - 21, 2013
This multimedia two-act play that revolves around the intertwined fates of three characters--a conceptual artist grieving over her son's death, a boy-prostitute searching for the truth about his past, and a terminally ill businessman longing for love.

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: Vesturport, Iceland: Bastard - A Family Saga

Feb. 21 - 22, 2013
Based on The Brothers Karamazov, this is a theatrical interpretation of Dostoyevsky's philosophical treatment on God, free will, and mortality that has influenced thinkers from Sigmund Freud to Kurt Vonnegut.

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: National Theatre, Norway: The Wild Duck

Feb. 26 - 27, 2013
Norway's National Theatre performs Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, which unfolds around a scandalous lie driving its way between two old friends, Gregers and Hjalmar.

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: Iceland Dance Company

Wed., Feb. 27, 2013, 7:30 PM
A world-class contemporary dance company, Iceland Dance Company brings a mixed repertory program that includes Norwegian choreographer Jo Strömgren's Großstadtsafari and artistic director Lára Stefánsdóttir's The Swan.

Sonja Werner Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Pekka Kuusisto, violin, plays Lindberg

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2013
Christoph Eschenbach conducts violinist Pekka Kuusisto, whom The Guardian says "may be the best thing to happen to classical music in years." Hear him play Lindberg's Violin Concerto on a program that includes works by Sibelius and Saariaho.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Bjarke Ørsted Nordic Cool 2013: Danish Dance Theatre

Mar. 1 - 2, 2013
One of the foremost contemporary dance companies in Scandinavia, Copenhagen's Danish Dance Theatre makes its Kennedy Center debut with the U.S. premiere of Love Songs, which revolves around a cinema noir universe.

Valokuva Jyrki Tervo Nordic Cool 2013: Tampere Workers Theatre, Finland: The Warmblooded

Mar. 2 - 3, 2013
Once the proud owners of a small farm, the Kotalas now live beneath the overpass of a forgotten highway alongside a motley crew of drunks and Romanian gypsies in this warm-hearted tale.

The Kennedy Center Nordic Cool 2013: Iceland Symphony Orchestra: Ilan Volkov, conductor

Mon., Mar. 4, 2013, 7:30 PM

Mats Bäcker Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano, in recital

Mon., Mar. 4, 2013, 7:30 PM
As part of the Kennedy Center's Nordic Cool 2013 festival, Grammy-nominated Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter performs in recital with pianist Bengt Forsberg, also from Sweden.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Yaniv Cohen Nordic Cool 2013: Carte Blanche (Norway)

Mar. 6 - 7, 2013
The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance, Carte Blanche brings Sharon Eyal and Gai Bachar's Corps de Walk, a work about a static condition of unique moments and tiny, subtle changes in body posture.

So¦êren Vilks Nordic Cool 2013: Royal Dramatic Theatre, Sweden: Fanny and Alexander

Mar. 7 - 9, 2013
Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of Fanny and Alexander, its brilliant stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Oscar-winning feature film.

Marco Borggreve Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Juho Pohjonen, piano

Tue., Mar. 12, 2013, 7:30 PM
One of the brightest young instrumental talents to emerge from Finland today, pianist Juho Pohjonen plays works by Grieg, Nielsen, and Mozart in his Fortas debut as part of the Nordic Cool 2013 festival.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Marita Liulia Nordic Cool 2013: Tero Saarinen Company (Finland)

Tue., Mar. 12, 2013, 8:00 PM
Finland's Tero Saarinen Company, which aims to promote a humane worldview and basic human values through the language of dance, makes its Kennedy Center debut with a triple bill of works choreographed by Saarinen.

Søren Svendsen Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Trio con Brio Copenhagen

Wed., Mar. 13, 2013, 7:30 PM
Denmark's Trio con Brio Copenhagen bring a program of Ravel's luminous Trio and Mendelssohn's brooding and passionate C minor Trio, as well as Sørensen's Phantasmagoria as part of the Nordic Cool 2013 festival.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Ingmar Jernberg Nordic Cool 2013: The Göteborg Ballet

Mar. 15 - 16, 2013
Having transitioned from solely classical ballet to an additional focus on contemporary dance, Sweden's The Göteborg Ballet is the largest modern dance company in the Nordic region and tours nationally and internationally.

Theater

Uncredited Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Maureen McGovern

Fri., Oct. 12, 2012, 7:30 PM
From movie star to vocal sensation, Maureen McGovern has performed Gershwin at Carnegie Hall, numerous roles on Broadway (Little Women, Threepenny Opera), and now in Broadway legend Barbara Cook's intimate cabaret series.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited DruidMurphy: Conversations on a Homecoming

Wed., Oct. 17, 2012, 7:30 PM
Tony Award–winning Druid Theatre Company presents the story of Irish emigration through a three-play cycle of works by renowned Irish dramatist Tom Murphy--Famine, A Whistle in the Dark, and Conversations on a Homecoming.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Songs of Migration

Oct. 17 - 20, 2012
Created by internationally acclaimed South African trumpeter, composer, and lyricist Hugh Masekela, Songs of Migration is a musical tribute to the great songs of migrants across the African continent.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited DruidMurphy: A Whistle in the Dark

Thu., Oct. 18, 2012, 7:30 PM
Tony Award–winning Druid Theatre Company presents the story of Irish emigration through a three-play cycle of works by renowned Irish dramatist Tom Murphy--Famine, A Whistle in the Dark, and Conversations on a Homecoming.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited DruidMurphy: Famine

Fri., Oct. 19, 2012, 7:30 PM
Tony Award–winning Druid Theatre Company presents the story of Irish emigration through a three-play cycle of works by renowned Irish dramatist Tom Murphy--Famine, A Whistle in the Dark, and Conversations on a Homecoming.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

© Brinkhoff/Mögenburg 2011 London Cast War Horse

Oct. 23 - Nov. 11, 2012
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play, War Horse is a powerfully moving and imaginative drama. At its heart are astonishing life-sized puppets that bring to life galloping, charging horses strong enough for men to ride.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Baldomero Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Donna Murphy

Fri., Nov. 9, 2012, 7:30 PM
Star of stage and silver screen and winner of two Tony Awards (The King and I, Passion), Donna Murphy brings her Broadway cred to the cabaret stage.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Jekyll & Hyde

Nov. 20 - 25, 2012
American Idol finalist and Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages) joins with Grammy Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox in this thrilling revival of Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's musical.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Judy Kuhn

Fri., Dec. 7, 2012, 7:30 PM
A Tony nominee for her role as Cosette in Les Misérables, Kennedy Center favorite Judy Kuhn (Kennedy Center Honors, Sondheim Celebration) returns to grace Barbara Cook's Spotlight.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Carder Photography Irving Berlin's White Christmas

Dec. 11, 2012 - Jan. 6, 2013
Direct from Broadway, the classic holiday movie White Christmas comes to the stage at last! This brand new musical shines with classic Irving Berlin hits like "Blue Skies," "How Deep is the Ocean?," and, of course, the unforgettable title song.

(On Sale : 9/12/2012 )

Joan Marcus Million Dollar Quartet

Dec. 18, 2012 - Jan. 6, 2013
Million Dollar Quartet is the smash hit Broadway musical, inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock ‘n' Roll," brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Terri White

Fri., Jan. 25, 2013, 7:30 PM
From her smash debut in Barnum to scene-stealing turns in Chicago and the Kennedy Center's own revival of Follies, actress and singer Terri White returns to light up Barbara Cook's theater cabaret series.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: Winter Guests, Norway: Bird in Magic Rain with Tears

Feb. 20 - 21, 2013
This multimedia two-act play that revolves around the intertwined fates of three characters--a conceptual artist grieving over her son's death, a boy-prostitute searching for the truth about his past, and a terminally ill businessman longing for love.

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: Vesturport, Iceland: Bastard - A Family Saga

Feb. 21 - 22, 2013
Based on The Brothers Karamazov, this is a theatrical interpretation of Dostoyevsky's philosophical treatment on God, free will, and mortality that has influenced thinkers from Sigmund Freud to Kurt Vonnegut.

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: National Theatre, Norway: The Wild Duck

Feb. 26 - 27, 2013
Norway's National Theatre performs Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, which unfolds around a scandalous lie driving its way between two old friends, Gregers and Hjalmar.

Valokuva Jyrki Tervo Nordic Cool 2013: Tampere Workers Theatre, Finland: The Warmblooded

Mar. 2 - 3, 2013
Once the proud owners of a small farm, the Kotalas now live beneath the overpass of a forgotten highway alongside a motley crew of drunks and Romanian gypsies in this warm-hearted tale.

So¦êren Vilks Nordic Cool 2013: Royal Dramatic Theatre, Sweden: Fanny and Alexander

Mar. 7 - 9, 2013
Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of Fanny and Alexander, its brilliant stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Oscar-winning feature film.

Uncredited Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Adam Pascal

Fri., May 10, 2013, 7:30 PM
Known for playing Roger Davis in Rent the musical (and the movie), Broadway veteran Adam Pascal (Aida, Memphis) brings his gritty power to Barbara Cook's Spotlight.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Unknown The Guardsman

May 25 - Jun. 23, 2013
The Kennedy Center presents a brand new production of the 1920s Broadway comedy smash The Guardsman that starred Lunt and Fontanne as newlywed actors, full of fresh love, tender egos, and jealous schemes.

Joan Marcus Anything Goes

Jun. 11 - Jul. 7, 2013
Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, Cole Porter's first-class comedy features some of musical theater's most memorable standards, including "I Get a Kick out of You," "You're the Top," and, of course, "Anything Goes."

Joan Marcus The Book of Mormon

Jul. 9 - Aug. 18, 2013
Nine 2011 Tony Awards say it's the Best Musical of the Year. Vogue says, "It's the funniest musical of all time." And the New York Times says, "It's the best musical of this century." It's The Book of Mormon.

Ballet

N. Razina Mariinsky Ballet

Oct. 16 - 21, 2012
St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Ballet, boasting an artistic legacy that spans more than 200 years, returns with Alexei Ratmansky's "superbly conceived and superbly danced" (The New York Times) Cinderella.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Scott Motta The Suzanne Farrell Ballet

Nov. 7 - 11, 2012
The Kennedy Center's own The Suzanne Farrell Ballet presents 2 mixed programs, including four company premieres by Balanchine, Valse-Fantaisie, Danses Concertantes, Prodigal Son, and Intermezzo from Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Erik Tomasson San Francisco Ballet

Nov. 13 - 18, 2012
The first professional ballet company in the United States, San Francisco Ballet, headed by artistic director Helgi Tomasson, is "one of the world's top ballet companies" (London's Sunday Times).

(On Sale : 9/12/2012 )

Luke Isley Ballet West: The Nutcracker

Dec. 5 - 9, 2012
Utah's preeminent ballet company, Ballet West, brings America's oldest complete Nutcracker, called by the New York Times "one of the best productions I've ever seen."

(On Sale : 9/12/2012 )

Vincent National Ballet of Canada: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Jan. 18 - 27, 2013
The National Ballet of Canada brings an outrageously, eye-poppingly theatrical production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, that is "certain to impress, delight, and amuse" (Toronto Sun).

Whelan Hendrickson New York City Ballet

Mar. 26 - 31, 2013
Renowned for its linear purity, speed, and musicality, the acclaimed New York City Ballet performs two mixed repertory programs accompanied by the New York City Ballet Orchestra.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Marty Sohl American Ballet Theatre

Apr. 9 - 14, 2013
American Ballet Theatre continues to prove "why dance is not a luxury or a frill but a necessity of life" (The Washington Post) with Petipa's tale of dashing pirates and kidnapped maidens, Le Corsaire, and a mixed repertory program.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Hannah Neal Ballet Across America III

Jun. 4 - 9, 2013
Since its debut in 2008, the Kennedy Center's Ballet Across America series continues to showcase the best of ballet from regional companies across the nation.

(On Sale : 4/3/2013 )

Contemporary Dance

Eric Boudet Voices of Strength: Two Programs of Contemporary Dance & Theater by Artists from Africa

Oct. 4 - 5, 2012
Celebrating the diversity and talent of contemporary African choreographers, Voices of Strength is a moving mixed repertory program that covers a range of dance genres, from ballet to modern.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Lar Lubovitch Dance Company

Nov. 29 - 30, 2012
Internationally renowned Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, based in New York, debuts at the Kennedy Center with choreography that is "soothing and reviving, like water passing softly over body and soul" (Dance Magazine).

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Andrew Eccles Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Feb. 5 - 10, 2013
America's cultural ambassador to the world, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Kennedy Center for its annual engagement with its winning combination of captivating new work and enduring classics.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Unknown Nordic Cool 2013: Iceland Dance Company

Wed., Feb. 27, 2013, 7:30 PM
A world-class contemporary dance company, Iceland Dance Company brings a mixed repertory program that includes Norwegian choreographer Jo Strömgren's Großstadtsafari and artistic director Lára Stefánsdóttir's The Swan.

Bjarke Ørsted Nordic Cool 2013: Danish Dance Theatre

Mar. 1 - 2, 2013
One of the foremost contemporary dance companies in Scandinavia, Copenhagen's Danish Dance Theatre makes its Kennedy Center debut with the U.S. premiere of Love Songs, which revolves around a cinema noir universe.

Yaniv Cohen Nordic Cool 2013: Carte Blanche (Norway)

Mar. 6 - 7, 2013
The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance, Carte Blanche brings Sharon Eyal and Gai Bachar's Corps de Walk, a work about a static condition of unique moments and tiny, subtle changes in body posture.

Marita Liulia Nordic Cool 2013: Tero Saarinen Company (Finland)

Tue., Mar. 12, 2013, 8:00 PM
Finland's Tero Saarinen Company, which aims to promote a humane worldview and basic human values through the language of dance, makes its Kennedy Center debut with a triple bill of works choreographed by Saarinen.

Ingmar Jernberg Nordic Cool 2013: The Göteborg Ballet

Mar. 15 - 16, 2013
Having transitioned from solely classical ballet to an additional focus on contemporary dance, Sweden's The Göteborg Ballet is the largest modern dance company in the Nordic region and tours nationally and internationally.

Uncredited Malavika Sarukkai

Mar. 29 - 30, 2013
A significant player in the Indian classical dance style bharatanatyam, dancer and choreographer Malavika Sarukkai returns with Ganga: Nitya Vaahini (The Eternal River), continuing to push the style's boundaries.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Christopher Duggan Monica Bill Barnes & Company

May 8 - 9, 2013
"One of the wittiest young choreographers around" (The Village Voice), Monica Bill Barnes debuts at the Kennedy Center with dances imbued with not only grace and theatricality but relatable humor.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Christopher Duggan Shen Wei Dance Arts

May 23 - 25, 2013
Blending a traditional Chinese aesthetic with Western dance to extraordinary results, Shen Wei Dance Arts presents Undivided Divided, a site-specific piece where the dancers interact with multimedia, including video and sculpture.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

National Symphony Orchestra

Harald Hoffman Season Opening Ball Concert: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Sun., Sep. 30, 2012, 7:00 PM
The season begins with a gala concert led by Music Director Christoph Eschenbach with the "fleet-fingered energy and poise" (The New York Times) of violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performing Mendelssohn; and works by Beethoven, Sarasate, and Strauss.

(On Sale : 6/13/2012 )

Zachary Maxwell Stertz Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano, sings Lieberson

Oct. 4 - 6, 2012
Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor brings her "vocally impassioned and daring" (The New York Times) singing to Lieberson's Neruda Songs as Christoph Eschenbach conducts a romantic program that also includes Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Simon Fowler Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto, sings Wagner Lieder

Oct. 11 - 13, 2012
Richard Wagner said of his Wesendonck-Lieder, "I have done nothing better." Hear acclaimed contralto Nathalie Stutzmann sing this masterpiece led by Christoph Eschenbach on a program that includes a symphony by Wagner devotee Anton Bruckner.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Scott Schulman Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Nov. 1 - 3, 2012
The NSO begins the third of its three-year exploration of Beethoven's works, as Maestro Eschenbach conducts the master's Mass Missa Solemnis. A star lineup of vocal talent helps bring this divine yet rarely performed work to life.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Scott Schulman Chamber Concert: Christoph Eschenbach, piano / NSO Principal Players: Music of Beethoven

Fri., Nov. 2, 2012, 8:00 PM
Christoph Eschenbach takes a seat at the piano alongside NSO principal players for a chamber performance on the Concert Hall stage. The program features works by Beethoven, including his Quintet for Piano and Winds.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited In Recital: Lang Lang, piano

Sun., Nov. 4, 2012, 4:00 PM
As part of his week in residency with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center, world-renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang offers a special recital.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited In Recital: Lang Lang & Christoph Eschenbach

Wed., Nov. 7, 2012, 8:00 PM
As part of his week in residency at the Kennedy Center, pianist Lang Lang takes the stage with mentor and friend Christoph Eschenbach for a recital of works for two pianos.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Lang Lang, piano, plays Beethoven

Nov. 8 - 10, 2012
The brilliant yet young "superstar pianist" (The Washington Post) Lang Lang takes the stage with his friend and mentor Christoph Eschenbach for a three-perfomance series of Beethoven Concerti as part of the virtuoso's week in residency.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Marco Borggreve Vasily Petrenko, conductor / Sergey Khachatryan, violin, plays Tchaikovsky

Nov. 15 - 17, 2012
Young violinist Sergey Khachatryan plays with "a staggering control and maturity… magical and chastening" (The Guardian, UK). He returns with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto led by Vasily Petrenko in his NSO debut.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Mark McNulty Vasily Petrenko, conductor / Beyond the Score: Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4

Fri., Nov. 16, 2012, 8:00 PM
Take your musical appreciation to the next level with this new NSO initiative that's half concert, half multimedia educational experience. Conductor Vasily Petrenko explores Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Benjamin Ealovega Juraj Valcuha, conductor / Jonathan Biss, piano, plays Mozart & Ravel

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2012
Juraj Valcuha, who impressed orchestra members and audiences alike in his 2009 NSO debut, returns to conduct "young virtuoso and poetic pianist of the first order" (Chicago Sun Times) Jonathan Biss in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 13.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Hans Graf, conductor / Yuja Wang, piano, plays Chopin

Dec. 6 - 8, 2012
A star on the ascent, the provocative prodigy Yuja Wang brings her "practically superhuman keyboard technique" (San Francisco Chronicle) to performances of Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1, conducted by Hans Graf.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Handel's Messiah

Dec. 20 - 23, 2012
Get in the holiday spirit with Handel's epic masterpiece, performed each year with a fresh perspective by the NSO and acclaimed guest artists.

Uncredited Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Tzimon Barto, piano, plays Bartók

Jan. 17 - 19, 2013
"An American original" (The Washington Post), pianist Tzimon Barto returns to the NSO under the baton of mentor Christoph Eschenbach, playing Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 2, following his acclaimed 2011 appearance.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Dan Zhu, violin, plays Mozart

Jan. 24 - 26, 2013
Making his NSO debut, Dan Zhu, "an artist of affecting humility and beautiful tone production" (The Strad), performs Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5. Maestro Eschenbach conducts a program that includes works by Beethoven and Bartók.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor / Renaud Capuçon, violin, plays Mendelssohn

Feb. 21 - 23, 2013
One of today's most exciting young violinists, Renaud Capuçon performs Mendelssohn under the baton of the venerable master, Christoph von Dohnányi. Also on the program are Brahms's Symphony No. 4 and selections from Henze's The Bassarids.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Sonja Werner Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Pekka Kuusisto, violin, plays Lindberg

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2013
Christoph Eschenbach conducts violinist Pekka Kuusisto, whom The Guardian says "may be the best thing to happen to classical music in years." Hear him play Lindberg's Violin Concerto on a program that includes works by Sibelius and Saariaho.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Mats Bäcker Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music of Mahler, Schubert & Mozart

Mar. 7 - 9, 2013
Experience a program of vocal wonder in works by Mahler and Schubert, and Mozart's Requiem. Christoph Eschenbach conducts star vocalists, including mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, and the University of Maryland Concert Choir.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Sammy Hart Marek Janowski, conductor / Arabella Steinbacher, violin, plays Beethoven

Mar. 28 - 30, 2013
The Beethoven exploration continues with the master's Violin Concerto performed by Arabella Steinbacher whom the New York Times says plays with "balanced lyricism and fire… finely polished technique and a beautifully varied palette of timbres."

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited Hugh Wolff, conductor / Emanuel Ax, piano, plays Chopin

Apr. 4 - 6, 2013
With "incisive rhythm, bountiful imagination, and thundering power" (The New York Times), Emanuel Ax plays Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 led by Hugh Wolff on a program with Albert's Rivering Waters and Dvorák's Symphony No. 5.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Marco Borggreve Jaap van Zweden, conductor / Andreas Haefliger, piano, plays Beethoven

Apr. 25 - 27, 2013
The young and exciting Amsterdam-born conductor Jaap van Zweden leads Andreas Haefliger in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the program are Wagenaar's Overture to Cyrano de Bergerac and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Marco Borggreve Jaap van Zweden, conductor / Beyond the Score: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4

Fri., Apr. 26, 2013, 8:00 PM
Take your musical appreciation to the next level with this new NSO initiative that's half concert, half multimedia educational experience. Conductor Jaap van Zweden explores Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Uncredited Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Alisa Weilerstein, cello, plays Elgar

May 2 - 4, 2013
New York Magazine says of cellist Alisa Weilerstein, "whatever she plays sounds custom-composed for her, as if she has a natural affinity with everything." Hear her take on Elgar's Cello Concerto conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Scott Schulman Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music of Schnittke & Shostakovich

Fri., May 3, 2013, 8:00 PM
In a preview of the NSO's Carnegie Hall program Spring for Music: A Tribute to Slava, Maestro Eschenbach leads symphonies by two of 20th-century Russia's greatest composers, Dmitri Shostakovich and Alfred Schnittke.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Jennifer Taylor, Carnegie Hall John Adams, conductor / Jeremy Denk, piano, plays Ravel

May 30 - Jun. 1, 2013
Incomparable composer John Adams returns to conduct his City Noir as well as Ravel's Piano Concerto performed by Jeremy Denk, whom the New York Times says "plays with clean articulation, warmth, and power."

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Rosalie O'Connor Jakub Hrusa, conductor / Augustin Hadelich, violin & Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano

Jun. 6 - 8, 2013
Augustin Hadelich, whom the Washington Post praises for being "in touch with the sunny side of a violin" makes his much-anticipated NSO debut performing Dvorák's Violin Concerto conducted by another young star, Jakub Hrusa.

(On Sale : 4/3/2013 )

Eric Richmond Matthew Halls, conductor / David Hardy, cello, plays Dutilleux

Jun. 13 - 15, 2013
Dynamic young British conductor Matthew Halls returns after leading last season's Messiah for a program of Dutilleux's Tout un monde lointain featuring NSO Principal Cellist David Hardy, as well as works by Ravel and Vaughan Williams.

(On Sale : 4/3/2013 )

Uncredited Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, plays MacMillan & Saint-Saëns

Jun. 20 - 22, 2013
The NSO, conducted by Krzysztof Urbanski, alternates between programs featuring concerti by Macmillan and Saint-Saëns, both with celebrated pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who plays with "classical refinement and cool beauty" (New York Times).

(On Sale : 4/3/2013 )

NSO Pops

Unknown Roberta Flack / Steven Reineke, conductor: Roberta's Back in Town

Oct. 25 - 27, 2012
Kick off the season with singer-songwriter Roberta Flack conducted by Steven Reineke.The Grammy Award winner brings her folk, soul, and jazz styles to hits by John, Paul, George, and Ringo, as well as some of her favorite tunes.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Unknown Seth MacFarlane: The Songs of Sammy Cahn / Steven Reineke, conductor

Nov. 23 - 24, 2012
Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, croons the hits of Sammy Cahn in a tribute to the Academy Award-winning songwriter for such greats as Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, and Dean Martin, conducted by Steven Reineke.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Scott Suchman Happy Holidays! / Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor

Dec. 13 - 16, 2012
Hark! The sound of sleigh bells! Santa is back with the NSO Pops in a program of holiday classics conducted by Randall Craig Fleischer. There's a forecast for flurries and family favorites blowing through the Concert Hall this holiday season.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited The Chieftains: Lucky You / Emil de Cou, conductor

Mar. 14 - 16, 2013
How lucky… Just in time for St. Paddy's Day, acclaimed Irish artists The Chieftains bring their Grammy-winning music to NSO Pops audiences. With a strong Celtic heritage and a pinch of good cheer, The Chieftains are here to paint the town green.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Uncredited An Evening with Chris Botti / Steven Reineke, conductor

Apr. 18 - 20, 2013
A master artist and performer, American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti joins Steven Reineke and the NSO Pops for a wide-ranging repertoire of pop, jazz, and classical music.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Joan Lauren The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz / Steven Reineke, conductor

May 16 - 18, 2013
The NSO Pops pays tribute to the 10th anniversary of Wicked and the 65th birthday of composer Stephen Schwartz with a concert performance of songs from the Broadway hit and more, conducted by Steven Reineke.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Fortas Chamber Music Concerts

Jonathan D Nimerfroh Fortas Chamber Music Concert: The Sphinx Virtuosi with the Catalyst Quartet and Elena Urioste, violin

Wed., Oct. 10, 2012, 7:30 PM
Laureates and top alumni of the acclaimed Sphinx Competition for Young Black and Latino String Players, the Sphinx Virtuosi, Catalyst Quartet, and violinist Elena Urioste present a program of music of the Americas.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Amernet String Quartet with James Tocco, piano

Fri., Oct. 26, 2012, 7:30 PM
Performing music of Haydn and Beethoven, the Amernet Quartet is joined by virtuoso pianist James Tocco for Franck's monumental Piano Quintet.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Angela Jimenez Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Midori in Recital: 30th Anniversary Concert

Thu., Nov. 1, 2012, 7:30 PM
Violinist Midori celebrates 30 years in music with a recital of Beethoven Sonatas interspersed with works by Webern and Kurtag, accompanied by pianist Ozgur Aydin.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Igudesman and Joo

Thu., Nov. 8, 2012, 7:30 PM
Violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo have taken the world by storm with their comic performances. In the tradition of Victor Borge and Dudley Moore, they bring A Little Nightmare Music.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Anonymous 4

Wed., Nov. 28, 2012, 7:30 PM
Beloved a cappella quartet Anonymous 4 brings "Love Fail," a staged concert collaboration with Pulitzer Prize–winning composer David Lang based in part on the lais (tales of love and chivalry) of medieval author Marie de France.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Alan Magayne-Roshak Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Fine Arts Quartet

Tue., Dec. 11, 2012, 7:30 PM
The Fine Arts Quartet brings Haydn's Quartet in G major, the 1959 Quartet of virtuoso/composer Efrem Zimbalist, and Schubert's awe-inspiring Death and the Maiden Quartet.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Misha Dichter with the Harlem Quartet

Wed., Feb. 6, 2013, 7:30 PM
Misha Dichter and the Harlem Quartet bring two iconic Piano Quintets by Schumann and Shostakovich, as well as Chick Corea's Adventures of Hippocrates, a jazzy, Latin-inspired quartet for strings.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Mats Bäcker Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano, in recital

Mon., Mar. 4, 2013, 7:30 PM
As part of the Kennedy Center's Nordic Cool 2013 festival, Grammy-nominated Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter performs in recital with pianist Bengt Forsberg, also from Sweden.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Marco Borggreve Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Juho Pohjonen, piano

Tue., Mar. 12, 2013, 7:30 PM
One of the brightest young instrumental talents to emerge from Finland today, pianist Juho Pohjonen plays works by Grieg, Nielsen, and Mozart in his Fortas debut as part of the Nordic Cool 2013 festival.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Søren Svendsen Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Trio con Brio Copenhagen

Wed., Mar. 13, 2013, 7:30 PM
Denmark's Trio con Brio Copenhagen bring a program of Ravel's luminous Trio and Mendelssohn's brooding and passionate C minor Trio, as well as Sørensen's Phantasmagoria as part of the Nordic Cool 2013 festival.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Janette Beckman Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh with the Curtis Chamber Orchestra

Thu., Mar. 14, 2013, 7:30 PM
Violinists Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh are joined by the Curtis Chamber Orchestra to perform in Bach's Double Concerto on a program that includes two commissioned double concertos from Anna Clyne and David Ludwig and Philip Glass's Echorus.

Uncredited Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Mon., Apr. 29, 2013, 7:30 PM
The Kennedy Center's chamber ensemble-in-residence, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, makes its annual appearance with the DC premiere of Stanley Silverman's Piano Trio No. 2, composed just last year, framed by works from Brahms and Beethoven.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Dario Acosta Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Dawn Upshaw with Crash Ensemble

Tue., May 14, 2013, 7:30 PM
Acclaimed soprano Dawn Upshaw and Dublin's new music company Crash Ensemble perform a program that includes Dennehy's multimedia song cycle That the Night Come, based on poetry of William Butler Yeats.

(On Sale : 2/6/2013 )

Kennedy Center Chamber Players

Uncredited The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Bach & Mendelssohn

Sun., Oct. 14, 2012, 2:00 PM
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play sonatas by Bach and Mendelssohn as well as Mendelssohn's Trio in D minor, Op. 66.

(On Sale : 8/8/2012 )

Uncredited The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Bach, Milhaud, Reinecke & Bartók

Sun., Dec. 9, 2012, 7:30 PM
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play works by Bach, Carl Reinecke, Milhaud, and Bartók.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Brahms & Schubert

Sun., Jan. 13, 2013, 2:00 PM
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play the Brahms Scherzo from "F-A-E," plus Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata and Brahms's Piano Quartet in G minor.

(On Sale : 10/3/2012 )

Uncredited The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Nielsen, Prokofiev & Mozart

Sun., Mar. 17, 2013, 7:30 PM
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Nielsen's Serenata in vano, plus Prokofiev's Quintet and more.

(On Sale : 12/5/2012 )

Songs of Conscience

Uncredited This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie at 100

Sun., Oct. 14, 2012, 6:00 PM
The Kennedy Center, in collaboration with the Grammy Museum, celebrates the life and work of folk singer and icon Woody Guthrie with performances by John Mellencamp and Arlo Guthrie. Part of Songs of Conscience.

Uncredited The Legacy of Bob Marley

Sun., Jun. 23, 2013, 8:00 PM
The Kennedy Center, in collaboration with the Grammy Museum, celebrates the international artistic and social influence of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley. Part of Songs of Conscience.

(On Sale : 4/3/2013 )

Performances for Young Audiences

Uncredited The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

Nov. 17 - Dec. 9, 2012
In a Kennedy Center commissioned production, this world premiere adaptation of acclaimed author Rodman Philbrick's witty and poignant novel follows young Homer P. Figg, an orphan who must journey into the thick of the Civil War to save his brother. Age 8+

Eric Carle A Brown Bear, A Caterpillar and A Moon: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle

Dec. 27, 2012 - Jan. 6, 2013
This Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia production featuring Carle's beloved The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, is the perfect children's introduction to theater. Age 4+

Uncredited Marionetas de la Esquina: Sleeping Beauty

Feb. 16 - 17, 2013
Mexico's Marionetas de la Esquina, a puppet theater company, has been entertaining children and adults since 1975. In its U.S. premiere, Sleeping Beauty is brought to life by celebrated puppetry in a brand new Kennedy Center co-commission. Age 6+

Han Nolan Jason Invisible

Mar. 23 - Apr. 7, 2013
Everything in Jason's world is crazy. He's a loner, he can't concentrate in school and, hardest of all, his mom recently passed away leaving him as sole caregiver for his beloved dad, who is trying to cope with mental illness. Age 11+

NSO Family

Uncredited NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Bears, Bears Everywhere

Jan. 19 - 26, 2013
Back by popular demand! It's a big bear world out there, and every sort of bear has its own look and growl. NSO musicians take a peek at adorable bears and the sounds of their homelands--music that is as unique as they are. Ages 3–5.

Uncredited NSO Ensemble Concert: Connections: Science and Music

Sun., Jan. 27, 2013
In this multimedia performance, NSO members show how scientists and musicians are more alike than you may think. So put on your lab coat and let's discover how principles of sound give rhythm to biology, chemistry, astronomy, and more! Age 9+

Uncredited NSO Kinderkonzert: Break It Down!

Sat., Feb. 9, 2013
NSO Kinderkonzerts, presented by small groups of NSO musicians, introduce children and their families to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra. Age 4+

Uncredited NSO Kinderkonzert: Viva Violins

Sun., Apr. 28, 2013
NSO Kinderkonzerts, presented by small groups of NSO musicians, introduce children and their families to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra. Age 4+

Uncredited NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Teddy and the Ten Hats

Sat., May 4, 2013
What's a bear to wear when he has 10 hats but only one head? Little kids dress-up alongside playful NSO musicians in this story about a bear whose zany collection of hats represents a variety of music from Haydn to Sousa and beyond. Ages 3-5.

Uncredited NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Violins, and Trombones, and Bears, Oh, My!

Jun. 8 - 9, 2013
We can be as different as trombones and violins, and still play together in harmony! Kids and stuffed animals alike will hear the unique sounds of a garden hose, funnel horn, a grownup violin and a baby one, and trombones in three sizes! Ages 3-5.

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Nordic Cool 2013

Noric Cool
  • Music
  • Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Pekka Kuusisto
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra
  • Anne Sofie von Otter
  • Trio con Brio Copenhagen
  • Víkingur Ólafsson
  • Terje Isungset
  • Juho Pohjonen
  • Tord Gustavsen Ensemble
  • Caroline Henderson
  • Jacob Anderskov Trio
  • Olli Hirvonen Quartet
  • Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio
  • Wimme Saari
  • Gjermund Larsen Trio
  • Hemsing Sisters
  • Kroumata
  • Ibrahim Electric
  • Duo Harpverk
  • Eivør
  • Midaircondo
  • Cecilia Persson Trio
  • Skaran
  • Unni Løvlid
  • Theater
  • Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm
  • Vesturport
  • Tampere Workers Theatre
  • National Theatre, Norway
  • Winter Guests
  • Dance
  • The Göteborg Ballet
  • Carte Blanche
  • Danish Dance Theatre
  • Iceland Dance Company
  • Tero Saarinen Company
  • For Young Audiences
  • Backa Theatre
  • Teatret Gruppe 38
  • Susanne Osten
  • Maximus Musicus Visits the Orchestra

  • For more information, visit:
    kennedy-center.org/nordiccool







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