John F. Kennedy was inaugurated the 35th President of the United States in 1961 after narrowly defeating the Republican candidate, Vice President Richard Nixon.

Kennedy’s first book, Why England Slept, examines the reasons England failed to prevent World War II, drawing on observations from his European travels and the access afforded to him by his diplomat …

The 48th Kennedy Center Honors (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley) Kiss, one of the most successful Gold Record Award–winning groups in American history, has sold over 100 …

The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is America’s living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, attracting millions of visitors each year to more than 2,000 …

Concert Hall Visionary maestro David Robertson conducts a program of movement and transformation. Nielsen’s Helios Overture follows the path of the sun across the sky, while the world premiere of …

Canadian company Le Patin Libre brings its unique blend of dance and skating to an ice rink installed on an outdoor Kennedy Center plaza.

Concert Hall Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi is renowned for his sensitive symphonic and solo works, as well as his iconic, fantastical scores to Studio Ghibli films. In this concert, Hisaishi conducts the …

Program World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission Embark on a quest to find the ending to an unfinished story. Nine-year-old Scooter, a boy with an imagination larger than the sky, becomes …

Concert Hall “Devoted to tending the fire of tradition” (The New York Times), the legendary Vienna Philharmonic returns with a magnificent program led by Grammy Award ® –winning conductor Andris …

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