From June 3 – September 9 (NSO, Fortas, WNO, and the classical portions of Mason Bates’s Jukebox and

Renee Fleming Voices, Classical Wolf Trap shows)

SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW - Classical Music

National Symphony Orchestra: Eschenbach conducts Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony / Walton's

Viola Concerto
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 9, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
The first of Christoph Eschenbach's trio of programs concluding the NSO's classical season includes
Verdi's Ballet Music from Macbeth and Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony. The program also features
NSO Principal Viola Daniel Foster in Walton's Viola Concerto.
Tickets: $15-$89
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSCFA

The Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Handel, Carter, Stravinsky & Enescu
Sunday, June 10, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
In its vibrant final concert of the season, the ensemble of NSO musicians plays Handel’s Trio Sonata and
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo, Elliot Carter’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, Stravinsky’s Suite
Italienne, and George Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1.
Tickets: $36
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSCMD

National Symphony Orchestra: Eschenbach conducts Beethoven's Fourth Symphony / Mozart's Oboe
Concerto
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Christoph Eschenbach's second program of his late-season trio includes Beethoven's splendid Symphony
No. 4, Mozart's fascinating Oboe Concerto featuring NSO Principal Oboe Nick Stovall, and overtures to
Rossini's William Tell and Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Tickets: $15-$89
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSCFB

National Symphony Orchestra: Eschenbach conducts Haydn's "Oxford" Symphony / R. Strauss's First
Horn Concerto
Friday, June 15, 2018, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 16, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Christoph Eschenbach concludes the NSO's classical season with a program of Haydn's exuberant
"Oxford" Symphony, plus Mozart's A Little Night Music, Wagner's Prelude to The Mastersingers of
Nuremberg, and R. Strauss' Horn Concerto No. 1 featuring NSO Principal Horn Abel Pereira.
Tickets: $15-$89
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSCFC

NSO Pops: Audra McDonald

Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
As beloved on Broadway and opera stages as she is in her roles in film and on television, iconic singer
and actress Audra McDonald joins the NSO for an exquisite selection of her favorite music.
Tickets: $29-119
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSPPG

NSO Pops: Melissa Etheridge

Friday, June 22, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 23, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Melissa Etheridge brings her raw, expressive voice and powerhouse guitar prowess to the Concert Hall
for a sampling of heartfelt hits from her groundbreaking career.
Tickets: $24-$99
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSPSG

NSO Pops: A Night of Jazz with Gregory Porter

Wednesday, June 27, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
An artist whose music is at once timeless yet utterly of its time, Gregory Porter joins the National
Symphony Orchestra for an evening in support of his album Nat King Cole & Me.
Tickets: $29-99
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSPPH

BEN FOLDS PRESENTS. Part of the National Symphony Orchestra's DECLASSIFIED concert series.
Friday, June 29, 2018, 9:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Ben Folds presents another in his special series of unique live concert experiences, produced by Folds,
that feature artists from multiple genres sharing the spotlight with the NSO to perform their hits, as well
as new music. Featured artists will be announced at a later date.
Tickets: $25-$75
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSCSW

NSO at Wolf Trap: Steven Reineke, conductor / Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban™ (film with
orchestra)
Friday, July 6, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 7, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
Wolf Trap
This concert will feature the National Symphony Orchestra performing every note from Harry Potter and
the Prisoner of Azkaban™.
Tickets: available through Wolf Trap only
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/ZSWTA

NSO at Wolf Trap: Bramwell Tovey, conductor / Beethoven's Ninth

Saturday, July 14, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Wolf Trap
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the "Choral," is the composer’s ultimate expression of brotherhood and
humanity.
Tickets: available through Wolf Trap only
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/ZSWTB

Derek Smalls with the National Symphony Orchestra: Lukewarm Water Live: An Adventure in Loud
Music
Thursday, July 19, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Derek Smalls, formerly of the band, formerly known as Spinal Tap, presents the D.C. premiere of this
multimedia extravaganza celebrating the release of his first solo album.
Tickets: $24–$89
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NSPPF

NSO at Wolf Trap: Emil de Cou, conductor / Jaws In Concert

Saturday, July 21, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
Wolf Trap
Join us at Wolf Trap for a screening of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws as the National Symphony Orchestra
performs the iconic score.
Tickets: available through Wolf Trap only
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/ZSWTD

NSO at Wolf Trap: Leonard Bernstein at 100 / Michael Barrett, conductor

Friday, July 27, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Wolf Trap
Luminaries from the worlds of musical theater, dance, and classical music join forces to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the birth of American musical icon Leonard Bernstein.
Tickets: $25–$60 available through Wolf Trap only
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/ZSWTF

NSO at Wolf Trap:The Best of Wagner's Ring / Patrick Summers, conductor

Saturday, July 28, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Wolf Trap
A quartet of Wolf Trap Opera alumni and internationally renowned singers join with the National
Symphony Orchestra to perform the most memorable and exhilarating moments from Wagner’s epic
Ring Cycle.
Tickets: available through Wolf Trap only
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/ZSWTG

NSO at Wolf Trap: Verdi's Rigoletto / Grant Gershon, conductor

Friday, August 3, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Wolf Trap
This year’s grand opera at the Filene Center tells the tale of a father whose fierce desire to protect his
daughter leads to a tragic quest for revenge.
Tickets: available through Wolf Trap only
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/ZSWTO