National Symphony Orchestra: Iván Fischer, conductor/Leonidas Kavakos, violin, plays Mendelssohn (Thu. & Sat.) & Tchaikovsky (Fri.)

NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads a new work by Daniel Kellogg plus Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. Leonidas Kavakos also performs Violin Concertos by Mendelssohn (Thu. & Sat.) and Tchaikovsky (Fri.).

• Apr 16 - 18, 2009
• Concert Hall
• Approx. 2 hours
• $20.00 - $80.00

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About the Program

Artists:

• Ivan Fischer , conductor
• Leonidas Kavakos , violin

AfterWords: Thu., Apr. 16 performance followed by a free discussion with Iván Fischer, Leonidas Kavakos, and Nigel Boon. Program:

KELLOGG - Western Skies
	Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., through a generous gift from the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
	Thursday and Saturday
TCHAIKOVSKY - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
	Friday
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

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Watch and Listen

• Meet the Musician: Iván Fischer On What He Wants to Achieve in a Concert
• Meet the Musician: Iván Fischer On His Influences
• Meet the Musician: Iván Fischer On Mahler
• Meet the Musician: Iván Fischer On Rhythm

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Additional Resources

About the Kennedy Center NSO Classical Concerts Series

Cast and Company

Arranger:
Ivan Fischer

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