SPECIAL Concert Events
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MORGAN FREEMAN'S SYMPHONIC BLUES EXPERIENCE
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Join us for a fantastic kickoff to the 2025/26 season with a show featuring a live appearance by Morgan Freeman! “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience” blends heartfelt storytelling with the history of blues and the power of a full symphony orchestra.
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Join us for a fantastic kickoff to the 2025/26 season with a show featuring a live appearance by Morgan Freeman! “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience” blends heartfelt storytelling with the history of blues and the power of a full symphony orchestra.
LA NUIT SOMBRE
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
This extraordinary one-night-only event features immersive choreography and breathtaking visual design, set to a soundtrack interspersing Aureliano Cattaneo’s mysterious La nuit sombre (The Dark Night) with Mozart’s Gran Partita.
Friday, September 5, 2025 , 8:00 PM
Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
This extraordinary one-night-only event features immersive choreography and breathtaking visual design, set to a soundtrack interspersing Aureliano Cattaneo’s mysterious La nuit sombre (The Dark Night) with Mozart’s Gran Partita.
Friday, September 5, 2025 , 8:00 PM
CHICKEN-FRIED ROCK
Country roots and rock energy collide in a concert celebrating the legendary music that defines American country rock.
Saturday, October 4, 2025 , 8:00 PM
Country roots and rock energy collide in a concert celebrating the legendary music that defines American country rock.
Saturday, October 4, 2025 , 8:00 PM
CHRIS THILE WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
Experience musical genius like never before as acclaimed Grammy® Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the prestigious “Genius Grant," Chris Thile joins the Kansas City Symphony for one unforgettable evening.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 , 7:00 PM
Experience musical genius like never before as acclaimed Grammy® Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the prestigious “Genius Grant," Chris Thile joins the Kansas City Symphony for one unforgettable evening.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 , 7:00 PM
FINAL SYMPHONY: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY®
Since its launch in 1987, the Final Fantasy video game series has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, captivating both longtime fans and newcomers with its enchanting adventures and epic stories.
Note: This concert will not include a screen or any visual elements from the video games.
Since its launch in 1987, the Final Fantasy video game series has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, captivating both longtime fans and newcomers with its enchanting adventures and epic stories.
Note: This concert will not include a screen or any visual elements from the video games.
BEN RECTOR WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
“Songs for America” offers a moment of levity and reverence about the places we come from — a musical respite from the idea that more separates us than binds us in our shared and varied experience of calling America home.
“Songs for America” offers a moment of levity and reverence about the places we come from — a musical respite from the idea that more separates us than binds us in our shared and varied experience of calling America home.