Classical Series - 2024/25 Season
This is the inaugural season of our new music director, Matthias Pintscher. I am so excited for you to get to know Matthias. He is one of the finest musicians of our time, and he is an absolutely delightful human being. He is passionate, creative, and incredibly inspiring, and with his artistic leadership we all have the opportunity for this music to have even more meaning in our lives.
Since last May, Matthias has been working hard with me and our team to craft the season you will see. The guest artists include many of the world's leading musicians. We will play some of the greatest music of the repertoire, and continue our commitment to new music as well.
We are delighted to be introducing some new concert formats which I think you will love. Each of these seeks to bring music alive in ways that connect us with each other and with ourselves. I invite you to peruse the most special season and would be happy for your to join us in music.
Danny Beckley, President and CEO
Since last May, Matthias has been working hard with me and our team to craft the season you will see. The guest artists include many of the world's leading musicians. We will play some of the greatest music of the repertoire, and continue our commitment to new music as well.
We are delighted to be introducing some new concert formats which I think you will love. Each of these seeks to bring music alive in ways that connect us with each other and with ourselves. I invite you to peruse the most special season and would be happy for your to join us in music.
Danny Beckley, President and CEO
EUROPEAN TOUR SEND-OFF CONCERT
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 7:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, Next Music Director
Conrad Tao, piano
Please join us as we perform a uniquely American program that we’ll later perform on our European Tour of Berlin, Hamburg, and Amsterdam.
ON STAGE WITH ALISA WEILERSTEIN
Thursday, September 12, 2024 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Imagine sitting on the Helzberg Hall stage with a world-renowned guest artist and our musicians as they perform chamber music. Matthias Pintscher invites you to On Stage, a special experience where the music, musicians and audience come together. It’s the ultimate immersive concert created just for you, filled with artistry and adrenaline.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Imagine sitting on the Helzberg Hall stage with a world-renowned guest artist and our musicians as they perform chamber music. Matthias Pintscher invites you to On Stage, a special experience where the music, musicians and audience come together. It’s the ultimate immersive concert created just for you, filled with artistry and adrenaline.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT #1
Friday, September 13, 2024 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
This is the “must-attend” Classical series concert of the season as Matthias Pintscher begins his tenure as music director of the Kansas City Symphony! Born in South Korea and now living in Berlin, Unsuk Chin is a superbly creative composer. She was commissioned to write a brief piece celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth and subito con forza (“suddenly with force”) was the result.
Friday, September 13, 2024 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
This is the “must-attend” Classical series concert of the season as Matthias Pintscher begins his tenure as music director of the Kansas City Symphony! Born in South Korea and now living in Berlin, Unsuk Chin is a superbly creative composer. She was commissioned to write a brief piece celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth and subito con forza (“suddenly with force”) was the result.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT #2
Friday, October 4, 2024 8:00 PM; Saturday, October 5, 2024 8:00 PM; Sunday, October 6, 2024 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
It’s always a pleasure when Gil Shaham is in town, and he’ll dazzle you with string pyrotechnics in Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Violin Concerto. The gorgeous second movement will stir your heart before the adrenaline rush of the concerto’s finale.
Friday, October 4, 2024 8:00 PM; Saturday, October 5, 2024 8:00 PM; Sunday, October 6, 2024 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
It’s always a pleasure when Gil Shaham is in town, and he’ll dazzle you with string pyrotechnics in Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Violin Concerto. The gorgeous second movement will stir your heart before the adrenaline rush of the concerto’s finale.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT #3
Friday, November 1, 2024 8:00 PM; Saturday, November 2, 2024 8:00 PM; Sunday, November 3, 2024 2:00PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES - W.A. MOZART Requiem
Bernard Labadie, guest conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Neal Davies, bass-baritone; Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
We've created the perfect combination of a shorter format concert and social experience with family, friends, and our musicians. You’ll be uplifted by this new classical music experience brought to life by Matthias Pintscher and our talented musicians. It’s your new go-to date night! The fun continues in the lobby after the concert, as we’ll have even more memorable things for you to experience.
Friday, November 1, 2024 8:00 PM; Saturday, November 2, 2024 8:00 PM; Sunday, November 3, 2024 2:00PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES - W.A. MOZART Requiem
Bernard Labadie, guest conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Neal Davies, bass-baritone; Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
We've created the perfect combination of a shorter format concert and social experience with family, friends, and our musicians. You’ll be uplifted by this new classical music experience brought to life by Matthias Pintscher and our talented musicians. It’s your new go-to date night! The fun continues in the lobby after the concert, as we’ll have even more memorable things for you to experience.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT #4
Friday, November 22, 2024 8:00 PM; Saturday, November 23, 2024 8:00 PM; Sunday, November 24, 2024 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES -
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra; RICHARD STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Yunchan Lim, piano
Matthias Pintscher is joined by Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim for an epic concert. The youngest winner in the competition’s history, Lim has performed all over the world, thrilling audiences with his assured technique and profound musicality. From intricate passages of great delicacy to thunderous chords, Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto provides a portrait of the great pianist/composer whose poetic brilliance expanded the limits of the instrument.
Friday, November 22, 2024 8:00 PM; Saturday, November 23, 2024 8:00 PM; Sunday, November 24, 2024 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES -
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra; RICHARD STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Yunchan Lim, piano
Matthias Pintscher is joined by Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim for an epic concert. The youngest winner in the competition’s history, Lim has performed all over the world, thrilling audiences with his assured technique and profound musicality. From intricate passages of great delicacy to thunderous chords, Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto provides a portrait of the great pianist/composer whose poetic brilliance expanded the limits of the instrument.
ON STAGE WITH EMMANUEL PAHUD
Thursday, January 16, 2025 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Imagine sitting on the Helzberg Hall stage with a world-renowned guest artist and our musicians as they perform chamber music. Matthias Pintscher invites you to On Stage, a special experience where the music, musicians and audience come together. It’s the ultimate immersive concert created just for you, filled with artistry and adrenaline.
Thursday, January 16, 2025 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Imagine sitting on the Helzberg Hall stage with a world-renowned guest artist and our musicians as they perform chamber music. Matthias Pintscher invites you to On Stage, a special experience where the music, musicians and audience come together. It’s the ultimate immersive concert created just for you, filled with artistry and adrenaline.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT #5
Friday, January 17, 2025 8:00 PM; Saturday, January 18, 2025 8:00 PM; Sunday, January 19, 2025 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Jan Kraybill, organ
Shimmering flute sounds will predominate as Berlin Philharmonic Principal Flute Emmanuel Pahud returns to Kansas City to perform Jacques Ibert’s Flute Concerto. With its appealing combination of lyricism and athleticism, Ibert’s concerto is truly a hidden gem. A special treat is the chance to hear Michael Tilson Thomas’ Notturno for Flute, Harp and Strings, his musings on the bygone world of Italian arias and salon pieces. Savor the wonder and charm of this genre, expertly played by one of the world’s great flutists.
Friday, January 17, 2025 8:00 PM; Saturday, January 18, 2025 8:00 PM; Sunday, January 19, 2025 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Jan Kraybill, organ
Shimmering flute sounds will predominate as Berlin Philharmonic Principal Flute Emmanuel Pahud returns to Kansas City to perform Jacques Ibert’s Flute Concerto. With its appealing combination of lyricism and athleticism, Ibert’s concerto is truly a hidden gem. A special treat is the chance to hear Michael Tilson Thomas’ Notturno for Flute, Harp and Strings, his musings on the bygone world of Italian arias and salon pieces. Savor the wonder and charm of this genre, expertly played by one of the world’s great flutists.
ON STAGE WITH CONRAD TAO
Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Conrad Tao, piano
Imagine sitting on the Helzberg Hall stage with a world-renowned guest artist and our musicians as they perform chamber music. Matthias Pintscher invites you to On Stage, a special experience where the music, musicians and audience come together. It’s the ultimate immersive concert created just for you, filled with artistry and adrenaline.
Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Conrad Tao, piano
Imagine sitting on the Helzberg Hall stage with a world-renowned guest artist and our musicians as they perform chamber music. Matthias Pintscher invites you to On Stage, a special experience where the music, musicians and audience come together. It’s the ultimate immersive concert created just for you, filled with artistry and adrenaline.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT #6
Friday, January 24, 2025 8:00 PM; Saturday, January 25, 2025 8:00 PM; Sunday, January 26, 2025 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
NEW! FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
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.
Friday, January 24, 2025 8:00 PM; Saturday, January 25, 2025 8:00 PM; Sunday, January 26, 2025 2:00 PM
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
NEW! FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
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.