June Schedule of Performances

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2014 NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director Announces its June Schedule of Performances Christoph Eschenbach Conducts Final Two Weeks Of Classical Subscription Season NSO Returns to Wolf Trap Pops Series Wraps Up with Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and The Midtown Men New in This Release Bruckner Motets Young Soloists Concert Ben Folds with the NSO at Wolf Trap Three Chamber Music Performances Kennedy Center Chamber Players NSO Sound Health Millennium Stage (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The NSO s June performance schedule is brimming with variety: the last two weeks of classical subscription concerts, Family Concerts, an Organ Postlude, Ben Folds as well as Pixar in Concert at Wolf Trap, and the closing concerts of the NSO Pops with the Midtown Men. Chamber music performances include a Kennedy Center Chamber Players program, as well as an ensemble performing at the National Institutes of Health as part of the NSO s ongoing Sound Health community engagement program.

2 Two Weeks of Concerts with Music Director Christoph Eschenbach: Maestro Eschenbach returns to the NSO with not one, but two, guest artists: outstanding violinist Nicola Benedetti, who has previously appeared with the NSO at Wolf Trap, and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, who makes his NSO debut. They will be featured in Brahms s Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra. The program also includes Tchaikovsky s heartwrenching Symphony No. 6, Pathétique. Performances take place June 5-7, 2014, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. With the final subscription program of the classical season, Maestro Eschenbach continues his exploration of the masterful symphonic works of Anton Bruckner. To precede the Symphony No. 8, Maestro Eschenbach has chosen to present a very different facet of Bruckner s gifts, a cappella religious vocal works. The University of Maryland Chamber Singers, Edward Maclary, director, will perform the Motets Locus iste, Christus factus est, Virga Jesse, and Ave Maria. Performances take place June 12-14, 2014, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Two Performances at Wolf Trap: The NSO has made Wolf Trap, in the rolling hills of the Virginia countryside, its summer home since the 1971 opening of the country s only national park for the performing arts. This summer, the NSO concerts open June 20 with Pixar in Concert. From the Toy Story trilogy to The Incredibles and UP, Pixar has had a dramatic impact on filmmaking and given audiences of all ages some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history. Visually stunning clips will be screened, both in the house and on the lawn, along with the memorable scores from each Disney/Pixar movie with NSO at Wolf Trap Festival Conductor Emil de Cou leading the orchestra. Pixar in Concert Disney/Pixar. New to the Wolf Trap schedule is Ben Folds. His first performance with the NSO in 2009 was sold out, and his appearance at the Kennedy Center s American Voices in 2013 was a hit. Now he appears with the NSO at Wolf Trap in The Ben Folds Orchestra Experience, with the Washington premiere of his own Piano Concerto. The performance is scheduled for June 25, and will be led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke. Free Performance Featuring Winners of the NSO s Young Soloists Competition: NSO Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl will lead a performance featuring three recent winners of the NSO s Young Soloists Competition and an additional YoungArts* winner. This performance in the Concert Hall is a free Millennium Stage event. Repertoire by Sibelius, Elgar, Barber, and Dvořák will showcase the talents of violinist Rhea Chung, cellist Daniel Tavani, pianist Nicholas Biniaz-Harris, and cellist Peter Eom. As with all Millennium Stage presentations, no tickets are required. Final Program of Pops Series at the Kennedy Center: The NSO moves back to the Kennedy Center to close out the richly varied series of NSO Pops. Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke will conduct as The Midtown Men, four original stars of Jersey Boys, bring the trademark sounds, choreography and chemistry that took Broadway by storm to the grand finale of the NSO Pops season. *Through its partnership with National YoungArts Foundation, the Kennedy Center provides career development and performance opportunities for gifted YoungArts participants in multiple disciplines.

3 NSO Chamber Music Events: Three NSO musician chamber programs are scheduled this month. The Kennedy Center Chamber Players give their final concert of the season in the Terrace Theater on June 1, NSO members perform on the Millennium Stage June 11, and a string trio performs at the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health on June 17. The full schedule for the month of June follows. June with the National Symphony Orchestra NSO Family Concerts Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor Classical Kids Live! Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 1, 2014, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Mozart s Magnificent Voyage This project from the Classical Kids series features Mozart s young son, Karl, who longs to be taken from his boarding school to spend more time with his famous father. An old travelling trunk serves as a magic chest that reveals an incredible journey back in time to Mozart s childhood and into the fantastic world of Mozart s great opera The Magic Flute. Along the way, Karl comes to understand Mozart s extraordinary life as a travelling prodigy, his pressures from family and fame, his passion for composing, and the common bonds they both share. Kennedy Center Chamber Players Marissa Regni, violin Daniel Foster, viola David Hardy, cello Robert Oppelt, double bass Aaron Goldman, flute Nicholas Stovall, oboe Loren Kitt, clarinet Sue Heineman, bassoon Laurel Bennert Ohlson, horn Kennedy Center Terrace Theater June 1, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Bach Rheinberger Goldberg Variations (arr. Sikovetsky) Nonet in E-flat major

4 National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin Leonard Elschenbroich, cello Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 5, 2014 at 7 p.m.* June 6 and 7, 2014, at 8 p.m. Brahms Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, Op. 102 Double Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique *This concert will be followed by an Organ Postlude. Paul Skevington, Minister of Music and Liturgy at Saint Luke Catholic Church in McLean, will perform works by Charles Ives, César Franck, Jean Langlais, and Samuel Barber. NSO Prelude Chamber Concert on the Millennium Stage Natasha Bogachek, violin Zino Bogachek, violin* Kennedy Center Millennium Stage June 11, 2014, at 6 p.m. NSO violinist Natasha Bogachek and her husband Zino Bogachek, a member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, will perform a program of music for two violins. National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach, conductor University of Maryland Chamber Singers, Edward Maclary, director Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 12, 2014, at 7 p.m. June 13 and 14, 2014, at 8 p.m. All-Bruckner Program Four a cappella Motets Locus iste Christus factus est Virga Jesse Ave Maria Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890)

5 NSO Sound Health Natasha Bogachek, violin Zino Bogachek, violin** Miriam Avalos-Teie, piano** Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health* June 17, 2014, at 2 p.m. *Due to the nature of the venues, NSO Sound Health events are not open to the general public. Space for media is very limited, and the permission must be secured via the National Institutes of Health Office of Communications and Media Relations: Molly Hooven, NIH Clinical Center Media Lead, at molly.hooven@nih.gov **Guest Artist NSO Young Soloists Concert Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor Rhea Chung*, violin (Georgetown Day School, 2013 YSC winner) Daniel Tavani*, cello (graduate of Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA, 2012 YSC) Nicholas Biniaz-Harris*, piano (graduate of Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD, 2011 YSC) Peter Eom**, cello, (National YoungArts** winner) A Millennium Stage performance in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 19, 2014, at 6 p.m. Sibelius Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 47 Allegro moderato (first movement) Elgar Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85 Adagio and Allegro (third and fourth movements) Barber Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 38 Canzone: Moderato and Allegro molto (second and third movements) Dvořák Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104 Allegro (first movement) *Young Soloists Competition Winner **Through its partnership with National YoungArts Foundation, the Kennedy Center provides career development and performance opportunities for gifted YoungArts participants in multiple disciplines.

6 National Symphony Orchestra Emil de Cou, NSO at Wolf Trap Festival Conductor Wolf Trap Filene Center June 20, 2014, at 8:30 p.m. Pixar in Concert From the Toy Story trilogy to The Incredibles and UP, Pixar has had a dramatic impact on filmmaking and given audiences of all ages some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history. Now, for the first time, at Wolf Trap, the NSO performs Pixar in Concert, with visually stunning clips and memorable scores from each Disney/Pixar movie. Pixar in Concert Disney/Pixar National Symphony Orchestra Steven Reineke, Principal Pops Conductor Ben Folds Wolf Trap Filene Center June 25, 2014, at 8:15 p.m. A Tour of Symphonic Proportions The Ben Folds Orchestra Experience Multi-platinum selling, singer-songwriter Ben Folds will feature high-energy performances of his new piano concerto, along with orchestral arrangements of many of his pop hits at Wolf Trap. The performance is part of A Tour of Symphonic Proportions touring the US, the UK and Australia throughout He ll also give the Washington area premiere of his first piano concerto, a unique work that tests the bounds of traditional orchestral music. NSO Pops Concerts Steven Reineke, Principal Pops Conductor The Midtown Men Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 27 and 28, 2014, at 8 p.m. The Midtown Men are four stars from the original cast of Jersey Boys, and they bring another era to vibrant life: Sixties Hits from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown, The Four Seasons and more.

7 TICKET INFORMATION: National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center: Tickets begin at $10 and are available from the Kennedy Center Box Office, by calling Instant Charge at (202) , or by visiting Patrons from beyond the Washington metropolitan area may call (800) National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts: Tickets begin at $15 and are available from the Kennedy Center Box Office, by calling Instant Charge at (202) , or by visiting Patrons from beyond the Washington metropolitan area may call (800) National Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert tickets begin at $20 and are available from the Kennedy Center Box Office, by calling Instant Charge at (202) , or by visiting Patrons from beyond the Washington metropolitan area may call (800) Both the NSO Young Soloists Concert and the chamber performance by NSO members on the Millennium Stage are free and no tickets are required. Kennedy Center Chamber Players tickets are $35 and are available from the Kennedy Center Box Office, by calling Instant Charge at (202) , or by visiting Patrons from beyond the Washington metropolitan area may call (800) National Symphony Orchestra Performances at Wolf Trap take place at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, in Vienna, Virginia. Tickets can be purchased through the Wolf Trap Box Office located at 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia; by calling 1 (877) WOLF TRAP; or online at wolftrap.org. Prices vary from event to event. For more information, please call Wolf Trap at (703) FUNDING CREDITS: David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO. The NSO Music Director Chair is generously endowed by Roger and Vicki Sant. The Blue Series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation. The NSO Pops Season is presented through the generosity of the Thomas W. Haas Foundation. Additional support for the NSO Pops Season is provided by The Honorable Barbara H. Franklin and Mr. Wallace Barnes. Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by Bank of America. The Macy's Foundation and Washington Gas are the proud sponsors of the NSO Family Concerts.

8 This NSO Family Concert is made possible through a bequest from Lillie Lou Rietzke in memory of her son, Renah Blair Rietzke. Additional support for the NSO Family Concerts is provided by the Women s Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra. Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by The Clark Charitable Foundation; Kaplan, Inc.; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. The Young Soloists Competition is made possible in part by the generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President s Advisory Committee on the Arts. The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts are supported by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. The National Symphony Orchestra's Community Engagement Program is made possible through the generosity of Mrs. Irene Pollin. Additional support for NSO Sound Health is provided by the Gerald J. & Dorothy R. Friedman Foundation. The Millennium Stage is brought to you by Target and the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center's mission to its community and the nation. Additional funding is provided by DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc., Jaylee M. Mead, The Meredith Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A.J. Stolwijk, U.S. Department of Education, and the Millennium Stage Endowment Fund. The Millennium Stage Endowment Fund was made possible by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs, Fannie Mae Foundation, James V. Kimsey, Gilbert and Jaylee Mead, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, and other anonymous gifts to secure the future of the Millennium Stage.

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