I think we should be talking about a national general economic strike until this is over. 15 “Lincoln” from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. ● Famed soprano Renée Fleming withdrew last week from two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Center, now under Trump’s dirty thumb.