Ruth Reinhardt, a young conductor from Germany with a master’s degree in that discipline from The Juilliard School, makes her Kansas City Symphony debut from February 10 to 12 with “programmatic imagination,” something she is known for. She’ll also introduce us to a work by little-known Polish composer and violinist Grażyna Bacewicz whose spirited Overture…
Guest conductor Matthias Pintscher brings his unique insight to György Ligeti’s San Francisco Polyphony. Composed while Ligeti was living near San Francisco, the work’s melodic patterns rise out of the fog but fall back into a miasma of sound. Two marvelous works by Maurice Ravel form the heart of this program. Pianist extraordinaire George Li returns…
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G is the top-selling instrumental musician of our time. His easy style and smooth sounds will transport you to Havana and beyond. Hear Songbird, Forever in Love, Heart and Soul, Silhouette, and My Heart Will Go On. Kenny G will captivate and carry you away. Sponsored by Country Club Bank.
Join your Kansas City Symphony for a concert that’s out of this world! Guest conductor Teddy Abrams is known for his unquenchable enthusiasm and imaginative approach to classical music. He’ll bring that zest to Gustav Holst’s The Planets, an orchestral tour de force. Stargazers can revel in Caroline Shaw’s expansive piece, The Observatory. Inspired by a visit…
You’ll delight in this marvelous springtime program led by guest conductor Thomas Wilkins, principal conductor of the Hollywood Bowl orchestra. English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s ballet Hiawatha draws on his musical setting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic ode. The music is radiant, rhythmically animated and utterly captivating. Gershwin’s ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue features rising talent Ray Ushikubo. Bridging the worlds…
The KC Symphony is excited to announce the return of Bank of America Celebration at the Station.
