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Prelude 2008: Arts Across America

National Symphony Orchestra

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National Symphony Orchestra: Labor Day Concert

FREE - no tickets required! NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou leads this annual NSO tradition on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Aug 31, 2008 at 8:00 PM

US Capitol Building - West Lawn

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National Symphony Orchestra: Nights at the Movies: Classical Hollywood

Conductor/host Richard Kaufman leads movie music accompanied by images. In Classical Hollywood, enjoy Disney's Sleeping Beauty, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Raging Bull, Alien, Forrest Gump, and more.

Sep 11, 2008 at 8:00 PM

Concert Hall

$20.00 - $65.00

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National Symphony Orchestra: Nights at the Movies: The Golden Age of Film Music

Conductor/host Richard Kaufman leads movie music accompanied by images. In this concert, enjoy selections from Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus, Gone with the Wind, The Magnificent Seven, North by Northwest, and more.

Sep 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM

Concert Hall

$20.00 - $65.00

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Image for NSO Pops: Arlo Guthrie with the NSO Pops/John Nardolillo, conductor

NSO Pops: Arlo Guthrie with the NSO Pops/John Nardolillo, conductor

American folk singer Arlo Guthrie joins the NSO Pops for a one-night-only concert event, as part of the Kennedy Center's Arts Across America celebration.

Sep 18, 2008 at 8:00 PM

Concert Hall

$20.00 - $65.00

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National Symphony Orchestra: Season Opening Ball Concert

Itzhak Perlman conducts a concert featuring viola virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman and rising star cellist Alisa Weilerstein. For more information on tickets to the Season Opening Ball, call (202) 416-8102.

Sep 20, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Concert Hall

$20.00 - $85.00

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Image for NSO Pops: <I>Linda Eder Sings Judy Garland</I> / Marvin Hamlisch, conductor

NSO Pops: Linda Eder Sings Judy Garland / Marvin Hamlisch, conductor

Broadway veteran Linda Eder sings the legendary songs of Judy Garland in a program led by Principal Pops Conductor Marvin Hamlisch.

Sep 25 - 27, 2008

Concert Hall

$20.00 - $85.00

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Image for National Symphony Orchestra: Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor/Hélène Grimaud, piano, plays Beethoven

National Symphony Orchestra: Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor/Hélène Grimaud, piano, plays Beethoven

"Hélène Grimaud is a fine pianist, both sensitive and passionate," says the New York Times. She makes her NSO debut in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. Miguel Harth-Bedoya also conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.

Oct 2 - 4, 2008

Concert Hall

$20.00 - $80.00

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