Overview
- The Kennedy Center cited a scheduling conflict and said a new soloist and repertoire will be announced while the rest of the program remains unchanged.
- The National Symphony Orchestra performances on May 29–30 are still scheduled to proceed under conductor James Gaffigan.
- Fleming resigned last year as Artistic Advisor at Large after publicly citing the ousters of Chair David Rubenstein and President Deborah Rutter.
- Her exit follows a wave of withdrawals by prominent artists and institutions, including the Washington National Opera, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Béla Fleck.
- A federal lawsuit by Rep. Joyce Beatty challenges the renaming to include Trump’s name, arguing only Congress can change the memorial’s name.