Concert Hall
Renovated in 1997, the Concert Hall is the largest performance space in the Kennedy Center, seating 2,465. This state-of-the-art facility, which originally opened in 1971, sets new standards for accessibility and sound with a high-tech acoustical canopy, accessible locations on every level, and new seating sections (onstage boxes, chorister seats, and parterre seats). The 7 famous Hadeland crystal chandeliers, a gift from Norway, are repositioned to clear the field of view from the Second tier center. Behind the stage you will note the organ, a generous gift by Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, given on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Center and the 80th anniversary of the NSO.
Rubenstein Organ Video
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The Rubenstein Family Organ
The Rubenstein Family Organ has enough scale and heft to meet the orchestral demands for which the instrument is most needed — for those frequencies so slow they are just felt, and the sparkling brilliance the organ can offer above the frequencies the NSO can produce.
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