Notes & Frames: A Film & Music Festival James Gaffigan conducts John Williams, James Newton Howard

Name: Notes & Frames: A Film & Music Festival James Gaffigan conducts John Williams, James Newton Howard
Start: 2025-06-12T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-12T21:00:00-04:00
Location: The Kennedy Center

Schedule

Thu Jun 12 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Kennedy Center | Washington, DC

NSO favorite James Gaffigan conducts film music by classical composers—including Leonard Bernstein’s On the Waterfront and Nino Rota’s The Godfather—in a program that spotlights concertos by three of today's greatest film composers. On Thursday, Grammy winner James Ehnes plays Violin Concerto No. 2 by James Newton Howard. Friday’s concert features Delights and Dances by Michael Abels. Abel Pereira takes center stage Saturday in the Horn Concerto by Academy Award–winning legend John Williams.