Conservatory Week at the Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center will be featuring performances from some of the nation’s top music conservatories throughout the week on the Millennium Stage. The students participating in this concert series represent some of the best talent in the world and truly are the future of professional classical music.

Students from the Cleveland Institute of Music performed on Monday evening. Members of the Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music will play on Tuesday. Wednesday will have the Curtis Institute presenting twin pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton. The University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance will perform on Thursday. Friday will feature the New England Conservatory. Finally, the Peabody Conservatory will conclude the week long event with their concert on Saturday.

While each performance is unique, all of the concerts will consist of soloists and small ensembles presenting classical works from a variety of time periods.

Due to increased interest, performances will be held in the Terrace Theater as opposed to the Millennium Stage. However, like every other Millennium Stage

performance, each concert is free and no tickets are required to attend. Performances begin at 6 pm and last approximately one hour. The Kennedy Center would also like to remind anyone ages 17 to 25 to sign up for the Attend discount program. Members can enjoy drastically discounted tickets for select performances throughout the year with many seats starting as low as ten dollars.

-Joe Lewis