The Kennedy Center - Concert Hall (Washington, DC)
National Symphony Orchestra Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads a program featuring Bartók's well-known Concerto for Orchestra and Dvorák's turbulent Symphony No. 7. Fischer, who, like Bartók is from Hungary, is in his first year with the NSO.
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NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads a program featuring Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and Dvorák's Symphony No. 7.
88 minutes
AfterWords: Thu., Feb. 5 performance is followed by a free discussion with Iván Fischer and Nigel Boon.
Inside the Music with Iván Fischer: Fri., Feb. 6 performance features in-concert commentary on the works in the program.
Program:
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra
Dvorák - Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
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