Washington Performing Arts says it ‘will not utilize The Kennedy Center’ next season. It has moved its concerts to the Music Center at Strathmore and Lisner Auditorium.
Artists affec ted include Yo Yo Ma, Midori and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which is scheduled to play a concert in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (pictured).
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