7,178 stories by "The Kennedy Center"
Experience Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's famous comic opera performed by Washington National Opera and originally offered as part of the Opera In the Outfield series.
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One of the rare feminine voices of maloya, she blends lyrics in Creole, Malagasy, Comoran, and Swahili with music from the Indian Ocean region and African rhythms.
Members of the Young Artist Program present a preview of musical highlights from the world premiere of the holiday family opera The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me.
Led by the D.C. trumpeter, the group offers a performance featuring bop/post-bop styles, as well as modern originals. Part of DC Jazz Festival.
The New Orleans"based trumpet player's music arrangements break the mold of conventional brass, blending jazz, hip-hop, funk, rock, and a dash of pop. Part of The Music of New Orleans.
The company will be performing Deep eMotion which is a compilation of original works choreographed by Artistic Director Shu-Chen Cuff including Simply Bach, Dear Mr. Cooper, Deja Vu and The …
The New York-based brass band brings an acoustic mash-up of gospel, techno, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin into a Balkan brass setting.
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LIVE: Join the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform from their homes to yours. Thi…
Members of the program offer small chamber performances by multiple ensembles featuring Dvorák's Terzetto, Rossini's Duetto in D major, and more.
The traditional Bolivian ensemble, which plays and promotes Bolivian folkloric music, offers a performance of traditional Andean music. Part of the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Join moderator Mike Snider, Tech Reporter for USA TODAY, and Nordic video game developers Kristoffer Touborg (EVE-Online) and Saku Lehtinen (Max Payne, Alan Wake) as they speak about the cre…
Participants in the final program of 2012"2013"graduating high school seniors Ryan Hintzman, cello, Jackie Lin, violin, Jessica Lyons, violin, Katelyn Lyons, violin, and Kai Rocke, bassoon"p…
The collaborative ensemble featuring New York-based experimental jazz group Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber and D.C. Go-Go players Donnell Floyd, Go-Go Mickey, and Kenny "Kwick" Gross, offe…
The highly respected Norwegian folk singer-songwriter was voted 2006 "Traditional Musician of the Year" in Norway. She performs with double bassist HÃ¥kon Thelin and Ingar Hunskaar on elec…
The Millennium Stage presents a performance of Fado music by the Portuguese singer. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Portugal as part of the "European Month of Culture."
Students play works by composers Kodály, Tárrega, Wieniawski, Mendelssohn, and Debussy. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Members of the KCOHO perform Grieg's Sonata No. 3 in C minor and Brahms' Piano Quartet in G minor.
Students play works by Ysaÿe, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Regondi, and Mendelssohn. Part of the Conservatory Project.
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, students offer a performance highlighting the unique tradition of Irish music and dance.
The Chicago-based group features multiple improvisers who combine contemporary African American musical styles, jazz, and traditional African instrumentation and rhythms. Part of the 2013 Sm…
Guitarists Renaud Côté-Giguère and Matthew Lyons, baritone Efrain Solis, and pianist Mai-Linh Pham present works by Da Milano, Martin, Takemitsu, Assad, Handel, Poulenc, Barber, and Gar…
The Millennium Stage presents a performance of Fado music by the Portuguese singer. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Portugal as part of the "European Month of Culture."
Students play works by Schwantner, Séjourné, Cheung, Janácek, and Liszt. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Beginning in January 2022, Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the Newbery Honor, National Book Award, Coretta Scott King Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and MacArthur "Genius" Grant, w…
The Kennedy Center at 50
President Kennedy challenged us to ask not what our country can do for us, but what we can do for our country. For the past 50 years, we've carried his challenge fo…
