Kennedy Center Announces November/December Calendar of Events

The Kennedy Center announces the November/December calendar of events.  A partial list of events follow.  For complete listing, please visit: http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Free performances are held each evening at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
ORION STRING QUARTET
Part of the Fortas Chamber Concerts The Kennedy Center
Patricia O'Kelly, (202) 416-8443
pjokelly@kennedy-center.org
J.S. BACH Contrapunctus 1 from Art of the Fugue
WEBERN Five Pieces
BRAHMS String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D 887
Tickets: All seats $38

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS
Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this The Kennedy Center
Stephanie O'Neill, (202) 416-8446
sroneill@kennedy-center.org
record-breaking comedy is Washington's hilarious whodunit. After more than 10,600 performances, the show has stayed in great shape, keeping all the bounce, body, and shine of opening night. ABC-7 News's Arch Campbell says Shear Madness is "the most fun I ever had at the Kennedy Center."
Schedule: Tue.-Fri. at 8 p.m.; Sat. at 6 & 9 p.m.; Sun. at 3 & 7 p.m.
Tickets: All seats $45, unless noted otherwise

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
AVANTI ORCHESTRA
OF THE FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB Friday Morning Music Club
Nan Cooper, (703) 243-7047

Pablo Saelzer, conductor
Yoonjung Han, piano (2011 Washington Int'l. Comp. winner)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Tickets: Free tickets available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
The Great Gatsby

The Washington Ballet
Alyssa Porambo, (202) 362-3606 x 115
aporambo@washingtonballet.org
Septime Webre's "crazily ambitious, go for broke" (The Washington Post) mega-hit is back by popular demand! The jazz-age splendor immortalized in F. Scott Fitzgerald's story about obsession, wealth, and excess in the Roaring Twenties is brought to life through Webre's brilliant choreography. Don't miss this evening of explosive and swooning dance accompanied by live jazz that will blow the roof off this gin joint!
Schedule: Tue.-Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:30 & 8 p.m., Sun. at 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: Wed.: Tickets from $20; Thu.-Sun.: Tickets from $29

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS
(See November 1) The Kennedy Center
Stephanie O'Neill, (202) 416-8446
sroneill@kennedy-center.org

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

7 p.m. Concert Hall
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Oliver Knussen, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano National Symphony Orchestra
Patricia O'Kelly, (202) 416-8443
pjokelly@kennedy-center.org

SEAN
SHEPHERD Wanderlust
MESSIAEN Le Réveil des oiseaux
GEORGE
BENJAMIN Duet
STRAVINSKY The Firebird-Suite
AfterWords: Thu., Nov. 3 performance followed by a free discussion with Oliver Knussen and NSO Director of Artistic Planning Nigel Boon.
Schedule: 11/3 at 7 p.m.; 11/4 & 11/5 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: from $20

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
PRO MUSICA HEBRAICA PRESENTS
JASCHA NEMTSOV AND FRIENDS Pro Musica Hebraica
Patty Laing, (703) 298-4453
pattylaing@verizon.net
The Last Romantics: Jewish Composers of Interwar Europe
Jascha Nemtsov, piano
Frank Reinecke, violin
Julian Arp, cello
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
STUTSCHEWSKY Jewish Song + Freilachs
WOLFSOHN Two Paraphrases on Old Jewish Folk Tunes
WEINBERG Piano Trio, Op. 24
KREIN Elegie
VEPRIK Chant rigoureux
SCHOENBERG Chassidic Suite (U.S. premiere)
CHAJES Hebrew Suite, arr. Sarah Nemtsov (World premiere arrangement)
Tickets: All seats $38

8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
The Great Gatsby The Washington Ballet
Alyssa Porambo, (202) 362-3606 x 115
aporambo@washingtonballet.org
(See November 2)

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS
(See November 1) The Kennedy Center
Stephanie O'Neill, (202) 416-8446
sroneill@kennedy-center.org

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011

8 p.m. Concert Hall
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
(See November 3) National Symphony Orchestra
Patricia O'Kelly, (202) 416-8443
pjokelly@kennedy-center.org

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS
(See November 1) The Kennedy Center
Stephanie O'Neill, (202) 416-8446
sroneill@kennedy-center.org

8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
The Great Gatsby The Washington Ballet
Alyssa Porambo, (202) 362-3606 x 115
aporambo@washingtonballet.org
(See November 2)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011

11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Family Theater
NSO TEDDY BEAR CONCERT
Tunes 'n' (Pig) Tales National Symphony Orchestra
Patricia O'Kelly, (202) 416-8443
pjokelly@kennedy-center.org
Join two NSO principal musicians-violinist Marissa Regni and harpist Dotian Levalier-as well as Marissa's father Albert Regni on the saxophone, as they show how sounds, melodies, rhythms, and instruments can be used to bring a story to life. For ages 3 to 5. Come early for "Musical Playtime." Starting 45 minutes before each Teddy Bear Concert, enjoy these music and movement activities especially designed for small children.
Tickets: All seats $18

2 p.m. Terrace Theater
MAROUAN BENABDALLAH, PIANO
Washington Performing Arts Society
Brenda Kean Tabor, (202) 533-1886
btabor@wpas.org
His program includes works by Schubert, Debussy, Ravel, Granados, Albeniz, and Benabdeljalil. Presented by WPAS.
For ticket information and availability, please call (202) 785-9727.

2:30 & 8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
The Great Gatsby The Washington Ballet
Alyssa Porambo, (202) 362-3606 x 115
aporambo@washingtonballet.org
(See November 2)

 

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