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This artist rendering provided by Steven Holl Architects shows expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is commencing nearly 50 years after construction began on the cultural center. The $100 million expansion will add space for arts education, programs, rehearsals and interaction between artists and audience members. It also will add memorial elements in a new garden honoring the 35th president. (AP Photo/Kennedy Center/Seven Holl Architects)

Curtain not rising on Kennedy Center’s symphony opener as musicians strike

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Police officers stand guard as protesters stage a rally calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

National Symphony cancels 3 China concerts due to virus

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

LeAnn Rimes and National Symphony Orchestra to perform at Kennedy Center

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Harrison Ford stars as Indiana Jones in 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark." (Associated Press) **FILE**

Emil de Cou to conduct Indiana Jones movie concert at Wolf Trap

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Gianandrea Noseda becomes new National Symphony Orchestra director

By By Roland Flamini — Special to The Washington Times

Michael Giacchino's entire score for "Star Trek" will be performed Saturday by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Emil de Cou, at the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia, as the film itself is projected above the ensemble. (Maria Giacchino)

Michael Giacchino, ‘Star Trek’ composer, will watch NSO performance as audience member

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Rufus Wainwright performs with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap on Friday. (Associated Press)

Rufus Wainwright’s music reflects dark past, love and loss

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd starred in 'Back to the Future' in 1985. (Image: Universal)

‘Back to the Future’ composer Alan Silvestri basks in NSO rendition

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Audra McDonald (Autumn de Wilde)

Audra McDonald joins National Symphony Orchestra for evening of music at Wolf Trap

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

Emil de Cou, NSO bring ‘Back to the Future’ back to life

By Emily Cary Special to The Washington Times

Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg music celebration by National Symphony Orchestra Pops

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

Leticia Moreno, Spanish violinist, to make National Symphony Orchestra debut

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

The feast of events in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall begins Thursday, when Maestro Jesus Lopez-Cobos, a native of Spain, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra in a program of "fado" or folk music that defines the people of Iberia and their culture. rule (Associated Press)

Kennedy Center celebrates the culture from the Iberian peninsula

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

Christoph Eschenbach (AP Photo)

Christoph Eschenbach to step down from National Symphony Orchestra

By Brett Zongker - Associated Press

Eschenbach to lead National Symphony through 2017

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"I'm especially excited to welcome New Year's Eve at the Kennedy Center because we're going to 'soulify' the hall and celebrate together," vocalist Ellis Hall says. (Associated Press)

Ellis Hall brings ‘big old box of crayons’ to ring in the new year

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

Sounds and images from Mount Vernon, the first president's estate, have been incorporated into the production of "george WASHINGTON." (DEAN NORTON)

Composer Roger Reynolds explores world of America’s first president in ‘george WASHINGTON’

By Emily Cary - Special to the Washington Times

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By Samantha Sault - Special to the Washington Times

Musical marvel: Classical pianist Benjamin Grosvenor shares his gift in Wolf Trap concert

By Matthew Dicker - Special to the Washington Times