Middle School-College
OPEN DRESS REHEARSALS
Select Friday Dress Rehearsals at 10AM unless otherwise noted
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Helzberg Hall
Seats are $4/person
**Public, private and college school groups of 25 or more are invited to attend.**
OCTOBER 10, 2025
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
*Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring (complete ballet)
MAURICE RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)
NOVEMBER 21, 2025
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 7
JANUARY 16, 2026
Kevin John Edusei, guest conductor
Jun Iwasaki, violin
SAMY MOUSSA Elysium
MAX BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 2
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
JANUARY 30, 2026
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Tamara Stefanovich, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
LISA STREICH (KC Symphony co-commission, world premiere)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
FEBRUARY 6, 2026
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Leila Josefowivz, violin
MAURICE RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet)
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 2
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
MARCH 13, 2026
Samuel Lee, guest conductor
Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cello
KAIJA SAARIAHO Du cristal (From Crystal)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1
RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
APRIL 10, 2026
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Julian Kaplan, trumpet
Evan Hughes, baritone
*Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Spring
TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Im Nebel, Trumpet Concerto (U.S. premiere)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
APRIL 17, 2026
Louis Langrée, guest conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin
LOUISE FARRENC Overture No. 1
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto
ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
*KCS Chorus will not appear at dress rehearsals on October 10 or April 10