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FAQ: Auditorium Programs
Concerts at the National Gallery are open to the public, free of charge. Admittance is on a first-come, first-seated basis, beginning 30 minutes before each concert. The entrance at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW remains open on Sunday until 6:30 p.m. Families with small children may be asked to sit in designated areas. Please note that late entry or reentry of the West Building after 6:30 p.m. is not permitted. For further information, call (202) 842-6941.
For the convenience of concertgoers, the Garden Café remains open until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about making reservations only for the the Garden Café or to request group reservations for ten or more, call (202) 712-7458.
To subscribe to our weekly concert e-mail newsletter, please fill out our subscription form. Every week during the concert season you will receive information about the upcoming program.
Music Programs Podcasts
On the third Tuesday of every month, the National Gallery of Art music department will release a podcast offering a deeper understanding of all things musical.
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See also the Jazz in the Garden listings.
Paul Leavitt, director
Music by Bales, Leavitt, and other composers
Marking the 70th anniversary of the first concert at the National Gallery
Concert Notes (PDF 256k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
Music by Bayolo, Górecki, and Pärt
Sponsored in part by the Randy Hostetler Living Room Music Fund
Concert Notes (PDF 79k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
Music by Chopin, Gershwin, and Korngold
Concert Notes (PDF 70k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
Holiday concert
Concert Notes (PDF 91k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
with Catherine Manson, violinist and violist
Eric Hoeprich, clarinetist
"Music from the Era of the Fortepiano, 1700–1830"
Presented in honor of Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830
Concert Notes (PDF 94k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
Kenneth Slowik, fortepianist
Music from the era of the fortepiano
Concert Notes (PDF 99k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
New Year Concert
Music by Lehár, Strauss, and other composers
Concert Notes (PDF 88k) (Download Acrobat Reader)
Per Kristian Skalstad, guest conductor
Tone Elisabeth Braaten, soprano
Andreas Sønning, flutist
Katya Janpoladyan, cellist
Sung-Im Kim, pianist
Music by Schubert and Vali
Preceded by a talk on the composers and their music by Stephen Ackert and M. Frank Ruppert
Preconcert talk, 6:00
West Building Ground Floor, Lecture Hall
Concert, 6:30
West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court
Music by Paganini
In collaboration with the Phillips Collection and in honor of Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac
Sunday, 4:00 pm
Concert begins at the Phillips Collection
Sunday, 6:30 pm
Concert continues at National Gallery of Art, West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court
Music by Brahms, Bryan, Carter, and Mumford
First concert with Jeffrey Mumford, composer-in-residence
Presented in honor of African American History Month
with Miranda Cuckson, violinist, and Julia Bruskin, cellist
Music by Mumford
Presented in honor of African American History Month
with Winston Choi, pianist
Music by Mumford
Presented in honor of African American History Month
Music by Ellington, Still, and other composers
Presented in honor of African American History Month
Caroling in the seasonally decorated West Building Rotunda (wb) is a favorite activity at the Gallery. Guest choirs lead afternoon sing-along caroling at 1:30 and 2:30 on December 15, 16, 22, and 23. Singers and listeners of all ages are welcome.
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