Conductor

Chorus Director

Start your weekend with our new must-see Friday night concert series and social experience, Symphonic Piazza. Prepare to escape, mingle, and be entertained as you enjoy the perfect combination of a shorter format concert with enjoyable and engaging lobby activities to share with family, friends, and our musicians. Arrive early and unwind with a signature beverage, then let our music take you on a journey to new places as you experience Friday evenings in a whole new way.

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Mozart's Requiem

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

A transcendent experience awaits you — Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony is truly one of his greatest, most deeply emotional works. The stage and choral loft will be filled with musicians bringing you music that touches the soul.  Soprano Joelle Harvey and mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor give voice to this luminous work.

Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony

Experience an out-of-this-world concert conducted by the world-renowned conductor Jack Everly and featuring music from "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Star Trek," "E.T.," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and more. Boldly go with your KC Symphony on this extraterrestrial journey through the music of classic sci-fi TV and movies.

Sci-Fi Spectacular

Festive fun for your family! Kansas City’s grandest holiday concert returns as the Symphony and Symphony Chorus present unique musical arrangements of cherished Christmas carols, songs of the season, a family sing-along, plus exciting guest vocalists for a healthy dose of Christmas cheer. Plus, an early visit from Santa!

Christmas festival

Hallelujah! The power of more than 150 musicians and voices combined with the impeccable acoustics of Helzberg Hall provides a triumphant experience of Handel’s majestic choral masterpiece. The Symphony and Symphony Chorus welcome glorious soloists for the Messiah performance of the season — the perfect way to kick off the holidays.

Handel's Messiah

There’s nothing quite like the awe-inspiring ability of music to illuminate profound truths and emotions straight from the soul. Allow your Kansas City Symphony to ignite your spirit through the thrilling sounds of music made by voice and hand.

Music Illuminates the Soul

A true holiday favorite, this adored comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live by your Kansas City Symphony. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind when his family leaves for Christmas vacation, and who must defend his home against two bungling thieves. Hilarious and heart-warming, “Home Alone” is holiday fun for the entire family! Rated PG.

Home Alone in Concert

This mosaic of the scriptures remains Handel’s most famous work, and it is one of the most triumphant choral pieces ever written. The impeccable acoustics of Helzberg Hall together with your Kansas City Symphony and Chorus make this THE Messiah performance of the season! With nearly 150 musicians and inspired special guest vocalists on stage, Messiah is sure to impress and delight you. 

Handel’s Messiah

We’re sending a musical Christmas card to you! Join the Kansas City Symphony and Chorus for this spectacular holiday celebration filled with lush symphonic arrangements of Christmas classics, fresh versions of your favorite carols, and many melodic surprises. Share the spirit of the season with your entire family as you enjoy enchanting performances by the Symphony and Symphony Chorus, plus exciting special guests including an early visit from Santa Claus!

Christmas Festival

Matthias Pintscher leads your Kansas City Symphony in Gabriel Fauré’s Masques et bergamasques, a thoroughly enchanting suite drawn from incidental music for a divertissement staged in Monte Carlo. Fauré’s music readily captures the essence of the masked balls and rustic dances alluded to in the title, offering refined accompaniment to the glamourous mystique of the event.
 
Soprano Sophia Burgos is featured in Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, one of his signature works. The Symphony Chorus shines in this music, filled with rhythmic verve and suave syncopations. Lush and inviting dissonances paired with sensuous chord progressions are part of his glittering harmonic palette. Lyrical phrases encounter angular counterpoint, much like Poulenc’s paradoxical personality. This radiant and often playful music is a perfect juxtaposition of sacred and secular.

Classical Series Concert #12

A towering work of genius, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 will take you on a musical journey encompassing a world of emotion. Led by Music Director Matthias Pintscher, the Symphony’s virtuosity will be on full display. Contralto Jasmin White brings their incandescent sound and exquisite musicianship to this masterwork, joined by the Symphony Chorus women and a children’s choir. Mahler famously said, “A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.” He set out to accomplish just that and his Third Symphony is a profound work encompassing existential questions, serene contemplation and eloquent grandeur. You’ll hear moments of warm tenderness, orchestral thunder and everything in between. Mahler poured his soul into this music, saying, “In it the whole of nature finds a voice.”

Charles Bruffy

Conductor, Chorus Director

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024

Home Alone in Concert · Kansas City Symphony

6 - 8 Dec, 2024

Handel’s Messiah · Kansas City Symphony

19 - 22 Dec, 2024

Christmas Festival · Kansas City Symphony

9 - 11 May, 2025

Classical Series Concert #12 · Kansas City Symphony

May 30 - Jun 1, 2025

Classical Series Concert #13 · Kansas City Symphony

Past events

1 - 3 Nov, 2024

Mozart's Requiem · Kansas City Symphony

14 - 16 Jun, 2024

Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony · Kansas City Symphony

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