Symphony News

  • 2013-2014 Family Series

    Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham set to music by composer Rob Kapilow, Project Trio with beatboxing flutist, Greg Pattillo and Kansas City’s grandest holiday concert, Christmas Festival.

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  • Kansas City Symphony 2013-2014 Classical Season

    Legendary soloists Leon Fleisher, Joshua Bell and André Watts join Music Director Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony.

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  • Symphony shines in its second Kauffman year

    KC STAR: "At a time when orchestras across the country are struggling to stay alive, amid financial troubles and labor disputes, the KC Symphony has been on a steady path to success. For those who have yet to...

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  • Kansas City Symphony Recording Preview Concert

    The Kansas City Symphony will open Helzberg Hall for a recording preview concert at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 19. A triple play of Camille Saint-Saëns most famous works...

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  • Symphony closes this year’s classical series on a high note

    KC STAR: "Music director Michael Stern is a master of programming, and time and again he has displayed a flair for drawing audiences into an intellectually intriguing and musically exciting performance."

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At the 2013 Bank of America Celebration at the Station, special guests Oleta Adams and Musicorps, a group of wounded veterans who find solace and recovery through the healing power of music, performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" with the Kansas City Symphony. Bank of America Celebration at the Station is the largest FREE Memorial Day Weekend event in the Midwest. The Kansas City Symphony, led by Music Director Michael Stern, performs patriotic favorites against the backdrop of Kansas City's historic Union Station. The event concludes with the most blazing fireworks display of the year! For more information, visit www.CelebrationAtTheStation.com. This performance was filmed and broadcast by KCPT. For more information about Musicorps visit www.musicorps.net.

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