May 3 2002, Friday, 7.30pm

WASHINGTON DC'S "NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA" - CONDUCTED BY LEONARD SLATKIN, ENTERTAINS LONDON'S BARBICAN WITH PIECES BY CZECH AND U.S. COMPOSERS

Did you know that both Dvořák and Rachmaninov did some of their composing in the United States? Well, this evening - at the "Great Performers Spring 2002" season of concerts, at the Barbican - is your chance to hear the National Symphony Orchestra, from the U.S. capital city, play some the pieces these two composers wrote, namely Dvořák's "Symphony No. 9 (New World) and Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini."
 

Alongside these, you will also hear Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" and Corigliano's "The Mannheim Rocket." Tickets range in price from £6 to £25. Location: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2. Tube station: Barbican (Circle, Hammersmith & City lines).