November 8, 2018
Why is Schubert’s No. 9 “The Great” so Great?
Lots of famous symphonies have nicknames. Think Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony, Beethoven’s “Eroica,” Mozart’s “Jupiter” and many more. During the Kansas…
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November 8, 2018
Why is Schubert’s No. 9 “The Great” so Great?
January 30, 2018
Remembering Leonard Bernstein
January 30, 2018
Remembering Leonard Bernstein
By Michael Stern, music director Leonard Bernstein would have turned 100 years old on August 25, 2018. As we launch into…
May 5, 2017
Mozart at the Max
May 5, 2017
Mozart at the Max
Kansas City Symphony musicians perform classical chamber works for inmates in maximum security for the first time at Lansing Correctional…
May 5, 2016
Kansas City Connection Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 3
May 5, 2016
Kansas City Connection Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 3
Special Feature by Laura Rollins Hockaday I was proud and thrilled to hear about Jonathan Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 3 in…
January 7, 2016
KC Symphony cello section talks Elgar’s iconic concerto
January 7, 2016
KC Symphony cello section talks Elgar’s iconic concerto
The Kansas City Symphony presents Brilliant Brits: Elgar & Vaughan Williams on Jan. 8-10 in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for…
January 6, 2016
FEATURE: The Great War, Music and the Arts
January 6, 2016
FEATURE: The Great War, Music and the Arts
Editor’s note: The Kansas City Symphony presents Brilliant Brits: Elgar and Vaughan Williams on Jan. 8-10 in Helzberg Hall at…
October 7, 2015
SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’
October 7, 2015
SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’
By: Butch Rigby, Screenland Founder This year’s Screenland at the Symphony Halloween concert features John Barrymore — patriarch of one…
May 4, 2015
A little history on ‘Fantasia’
May 4, 2015
A little history on ‘Fantasia’
By Butch Rigby, founder of Screenland Theatres Editor’s note: The Kansas City Symphony presents Screenland at the Symphony: Disney Fantasia Live…
April 1, 2015
Inextinguishable Art
April 1, 2015
Inextinguishable Art
Text by Michael Stern, music director Editor’s note: The Kansas City Symphony performs Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “Inextinguishable” on…
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