National Symphony Orchestra Shifts 60 Concerts to 6 Venues as Kennedy Center Closes for 2 Years
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 18
National Symphony Orchestra Shifts 60 Concerts to 6 Venues as Kennedy Center Closes for 2 Years
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 18
Summary
Sixty performances from September to June will be spread across six Washington-area venues, with the NSO leaving its Kennedy Center home for the first full season in more than 50 years.
A two-year Kennedy Center renovation and months of budget paralysis drove the move, leaving the orchestra without its usual roughly $40 million annual budget to lock in artists and halls.
Sept. 26 will open the NSO’s 96th season with Gianandrea Noseda conducting works by Tchaikovsky, Carlos Simon and Respighi; Handel’s “Messiah” and other staples will also move to regional stages.
April concerts in California, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma, plus planned Europe and hoped-for Japan trips, turn the displacement into a broader touring push as the orchestra tries to rebuild audiences.