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Beethoven & American Masters: George Walker & Beethoven’s First & Fifth Symphonies


  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20566 United States (map)

Performances: Jan 20 @7pm, Jan 21 @11:30am, Jan 22 @8pm

Gianandrea Noseda pairs Beethoven’s Fourth with the Fourth Symphony by William Grant Still—the first Black composer to have a symphony performed by a leading orchestra (Rochester Philharmonic) and to conduct a major American symphony orchestra (Los Angeles Philharmonic).

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Later Event: January 21
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