The Latest Breaking News from Kennedy Center

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck will perform a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in the 2026-27 season

They are calling Trump's plan a "trespass on the people’s will."

A slew of artists have canceled or relocated performances at the national performing arts center to protest takeover

Kevin Couch’s abrupt resignation as senior vice president of artistic programming at the Kennedy Center comes amid recent turmoil and artist cancellations, following a leadership overhaul initiated by Donald Trump.

It was not immediately clear why the newly appointed head of artistic programming resigned so quickly

TOI correspondent from Washington: Celebrated American composer and Indophile Philip Glass has withdrawn the world premiere of his Symphony No 15, “Lincoln,” from the MAGA-infused Kennedy Center in Washington DC — the decision redolent of nonviolent Gandhian protest embodied in his landmark opera Satyagraha.

Philip Glass has announced he is withdrawing the world premiere of his Lincoln symphony from Kennedy Center, saying that the values of Trump-led Kennedy Center are “in direct conflict” with symphony’s message.

Philip Glass withdraws Symphony No 15 from Kennedy Center, citing value conflicts under Trump, joining growing artistic exodus

Composer says values of Trump-dominated Kennedy Center ‘are in direct conflict’ with symphony’s message