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 2, 2026
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
BEDŘICH SMETANA “The Moldau” from Ma vlast
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
IGOR STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring (complete ballet music)
October 30, 2026
Ludovic Morlot, guest conductor
Stella Chen, violin
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Fairytale Poem
SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6
JANUARY 8, 2027
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
LILI BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning)
LILI BOULANGER D’un soir triste (Of a Sad Evening)
J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
JANUARY 15, 2027
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Blake Pouliot, violinOLGA NEUWIRTH Masaot/Clocks Without Hands
W.A. MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
JANUARY 22, 2027
Jeannette Sorrell, guest conductor
Oliver Neubauer, violin
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Overture to L’isola disabitata (The Uninhabited Island)
W.A. MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1
W.A. MOZART Ballet Music from Idomeneo
MARCH 5, 2027
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
JOHANN STRAUSS II Overture to Die Fledermaus
W.A. MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25
RICHARD STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)
APRIL 2, 2027
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Rondes de printemps
MATTHIAS PINTSCHER Nur
JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
APRIL 9, 2027
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Natalya Romaniw, soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
John Relyea, bass
RICHARD WAGNER Siegfried Idyll (chamber version)
RICHARD WAGNER Act I from Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
MAY 14, 2027**
Robert Spano, guest conductor
Angela Meade, soprano
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
BENJAMIN BRITTEN “Four Sea Interludes” and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A Sea Symphony
**KC Symphony Chorus will not appear on this rehearsal.
Online reservations will open August 12.