KANSAS CITY, Mo. | July 21, 2022 — The Kansas City Symphony is excited to announce that tickets for all announced concerts presented during our 2022/23 season are available for purchase now. This includes Classical, Pops and Family Series concerts, plus Film + Live Orchestra events and all Holiday and Special Presentations – including our recently announced Judy Garland 100th birthday tribute starring pianist Michael Feinstein (May 13, 2023). All concerts are performed at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway, Downtown Kansas City, MO.

Tickets may be purchased online now by visiting kcsymphony.org, or by calling the Symphony Box Office at (816) 471-0400 (Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.). Season subscription ticket packages are also available and include substantial discounts, free and easy exchanges, pre-sale and early renewal opportunities and many additional perks and benefits.

CLASSICAL SERIES

COPLAND’S THIRD SYMPHONY, WITH SAINT- SAËNS’ THIRD VIOLIN CONCERTO:
Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Michael Stern, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
JAMES LEE III  Amer’ican
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS  Violin Concerto No. 3
AARON COPLAND  Symphony No. 3

STRAUSS’ ALPINE SYMPHONY
Friday and Saturday, October 7-8, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Michael Stern, conductor
Josh Jones, percussion
IMAN HABIBI  Jeder Baum Spricht (Every Tree Speaks)
ADAM SCHOENBERG  Losing Earth, Percussion Concerto
RICHARD STRAUSS  An Alpine Symphony

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, BRAHMS AND MENDELSSOHN with your KC Symphony Chorus
Friday and Saturday, October 28-29, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Domingo Hindoyan, guest conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
FELIX MENDELSSOHN  Overture to Ruy Blas
JOHANNES BRAHMS  Nänie
JOHANNES BRAHMS  Schicksalslied
HECTOR BERLIOZ  Symphonie fantastique

DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY NO. 8, WITH PROKOFIEV’S SECOND PIANO CONCERTO
Friday and Saturday, November 25-26, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Aziz Shokhakimov, guest conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
BEDŘICH SMETANA  Overture to The Bartered Bride
SERGEI PROKOFIEV  Piano Concerto No. 2
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

THE FOUNTAINS AND PINES OF ROME, PLUS MOZART’S THIRD VIOLIN CONCERTO
Friday and Saturday, January 13-14, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Francesco Lecce-Chong, guest conductor
Geneva Lewis, violin
MASON BATES  Garages of the Valley
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART  Violin Concerto No. 3
OTTORINO RESPIGHI  Fountains of Rome
OTTORINO RESPIGHI  Pines of Rome

WAGNER’S “FLYING DUTCHMAN” AND THE BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO
Friday and Saturday, January 20-21, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Kevin John Edusei, guest conductor
Maria Ioudenitch, violin
RICHARD WAGNER  Overture to Der fliegende Holländer
SAMUEL BARBER  Violin Concerto
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY  The Mermaid

RUTH REINHARDT CONDUCTS SIBELIUS
Friday and Saturday, February 10-11, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Ruth Reinhardt, guest conductor
Steven Banks, saxophone
GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ  Overture
BILLY CHILDS  Saxophone Concerto (Kansas City Symphony co-commission)
JEAN SIBELIUS  Symphony No. 5

RAVEL’S “RAPSODIE” AND THE POEM OF ECSTASY
Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Matthias Pintscher, guest conductor
George Li, piano
GYORGY LIGETI  San Francisco Polyphony
MAURICE RAVEL  Piano Concerto in G Major
MAURICE RAVEL  Rapsodie espagnole
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN  Poème d’extase (Poem of Ecstasy)

HOLST’S “THE PLANETS” featuring the Women of the KC Symphony Chorus
Friday and Saturday, March 24-25, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Teddy Abrams, guest conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Women of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
CAROLINE SHAW  The Observatory
MISSY MAZZOLI  Violin Concerto
GUSTAV HOLST  The Planets

GERSHWIN’S “RHAPSODY IN BLUE” AND NIELSEN’S “INEXTINGUISHABLE”
Friday and Saturday, March 31-April 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Thomas Wilkins, guest conductor
Ray Ushikubo, piano (Underwritten by the Almy Legacy Fund)
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR  Suite from Hiawatha
GEORGE GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue
CARL NIELSEN  Symphony No. 4, “Inextinguishable”

HOLST, HAYDN AND HINDEMITH with your KC Symphony Chorus
Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Michael Stern, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Scott Hendricks, baritone
GUSTAV HOLST  Walt Whitman Overture
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN  Symphony No. 96, “The Miracle”
PAUL HINDEMITH  When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d

STERN CONDUCTS MAHLER AND MONTGOMERY
Friday and Saturday, June 2-3, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Michael Stern, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
FREDERICK DELIUS  The Walk to the Paradise Garden
JESSIE MONTGOMERY  Five Freedom Songs (Kansas City Symphony co-commission)
GUSTAV MAHLER  Symphony No. 4

THE RITE OF SPRING, AX PLAYS BEETHOVEN
Friday and Saturday, June 16-17, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Michael Stern, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
CARLOS SIMON  AMEN!
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 3
IGOR STRAVINSKY  Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

BROBERG PLAYS RACHMANINOFF, WITH PUCCINI AND TCHAIKOVSKY
Friday and Saturday, June 23-24, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Valentina Peleggi, guest conductor
Kenny Broberg, piano
GIACOMO PUCCINI  Preludio sinfonico
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF  Piano Concerto No. 2
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 4

POPS SERIES

BROADWAY’S LEADING MEN – Presented by Theater League
Friday & Saturday, September 23-24, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Jack Everly, guest conductor
Heartland Men’s Chorus, Shawn Cullen, artistic director/conductor
Ben Crawford, Jim Hogan, Jacob Dickey and Shereen Pimentel, guest vocalists

UPTOWN NIGHTS
Friday & Saturday, January 6-7, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Byron Stripling, guest conductor
Carmen Bradford, vocalist
Leo Manzari, tap dancer

RESPECT: A TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN – Presented by Helzberg Diamonds
Friday & Saturday, February 3-4, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

THE MUSIC OF RICHARD RODGERS
Friday & Saturday, April 14-15, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Jack Everly, guest conductor
Ashley Brown, vocalist

FAMILY SERIES

MAGIC CIRCLE MIMES: THE LISTENER
Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDF
Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director

PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE: THE MAKING OF THE ORCHESTRA
Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

SYMPHONY’S WILD ADVENTURE – in partnership with the Kansas City Zoo
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

HOLIDAY CONCERTS

THE DOO WOP PROJECT CHRISTMAS – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDF
Friday, December 2, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals II Associate Conductor

HANDEL’S MESSIAH – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDF
Friday & Saturday, December 9-10, 2022 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Christopher Allen, guest conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director

CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDF
Thursday & Friday, December 15-16, 2022 at 7 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and
Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director

ELF™ IN CONCERT – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDF
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, December 21-23, 2022 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 11 a.m.

FILM + LIVE ORCHESTRA CONCERTS

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE™ IN CONCERT
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, September 7-9, 2022 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2 p.m.

ELF™ IN CONCERT – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDF
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, December 21-23, 2022 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 11 a.m.

MARVEL STUDIOS’ BLACK PANTHER™ IN CONCERT
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, January 25-28, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Jason Seber, guest conductor

THE PRINCESS BRIDE™ IN CONCERT
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 18-20, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals II Associate Conductor

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

VIOLENT FEMMES WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals II Associate Conductor

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY: OH WHAT A WORLD OF RUFUS
Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals II Associate Conductor

KENNY G WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
Friday & Saturday, November 18-19, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

INDIGO GIRLS WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals II Associate Conductor

GET HAPPY: A JUDY GARLAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals II Associate Conductor
Michael Feinstein, piano

 

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeff Barker
(816) 218-2626
jbarker@kcsymphony.org

 

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About the Kansas City Symphony

Founded in 1982, the Kansas City Symphony has established itself as a major force in the cultural life of the community. Praised for performances of uncompromising standard, the orchestra is the largest in the region and enjoys a national reputation under the artistic leadership of Music Director Michael Stern. The Symphony performs more than 130 concerts each year, reaching more than 250,000 community members. The Symphony welcomes guests of international acclaim as part of its Classical and Pops series and serves as the orchestra for the Kansas City Ballet and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Complementing its full schedule of concerts, the Symphony enriches the lives of Kansas City residents by providing music education opportunities for children and adults, such as KinderKonzerts, Young People’s Concerts, an instrument petting zoo and concert comments. The Mobile Music Box, a popup stage created by the Symphony during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaches thousands of audience members each season with dozens of chamber music concerts throughout the Kansas City metro area.

The Symphony has released nine highly praised CDs to date with Reference Recordings. The latest release features one-movement symphonies by Samuel Barber, Jean Sibelius and Alexander Scriabin. The Symphony and Michael Stern also have recorded for the Naxos label. Kansas City’s new classical music radio station, 91.9 ClassicalKC, broadcasts Kansas City Symphony performances each week. For more information on the Symphony, please visit kcsymphony.org.