Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Championing the arts as a unifying force.
Evgeny Kissin, piano
May 11, 2:00 p.m.Kennedy Center Concert Hall
The simultaneous grandeur and intimacy of Evgeny Kissin’s solo recital performances give full voice to his expressive range and impressive skill. Repertoire includes Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and one of Prokofiev War Sonatas.
Terence BlanchardFire Shut Up in My Bones
Opera Suite in ConcertApril 26, 8:00 p.m.Strathmore
Based on the best-selling 2014 memoir of New York Times journalist Charles M. Blow, with a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, the opera explores Blow’s struggles to transcend and overcome a cycle of violence in his life and family. This dynamic concert production features Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, David Balakrishnan and his Turtle Island Quartet, visual artist Andrew F. Scott, and two guest singers.
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