Respighi depicts nature and cascades of water in that “other” City of Fountains before turning his attention to the centuries-old trees which so characteristically dominate the Roman landscape. Guest conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong will be your tour guide for a visit to Rome, via Respighi’s colossal Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome. ![]() New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis shares her youthful exuberance - and serious artistry - in performances sure to bring a smile to your face. Written when he was a teenager, Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto is a wonderful gem filled with some of his most irrepressibly joyous music. Bates conjures a quicksilver world out of exotic textures and tunings, taking the music from low-tech garage to hyperkinetic virtual reality. Mason Bates has carved out a reputation as an innovator and he delivers on that promise with Garages of the Valley, a trek through the imagined music of Silicon Valley’s tech geniuses in their garage development days. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Violin Concerto No. THE FOUNTAINS AND PINES OF ROME, PLUS MOZART’S THIRD VIOLIN CONCERTOįriday and Saturday, January 13-14, 2023 at 8 p.m. From trumpet fanfare to wistful reminiscence followed by glorious exultation, this symphony is like a walk in the Czech countryside teeming with life. This high-energy romp will leave you breathless - but eager for more music! Fellow Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák had an incredible gift for melodies and his Symphony No. Guest conductor Aziz Shokhakimov is equally at home in operatic or orchestral repertoire and he opens this concert with the sparkling overture to Bedřich Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride. ![]() You’ll feel an adrenaline rush at hearing Prokofiev’s spiky score with its combination of ardor, angularity, and rampant virtuosity. An artist-in-residence at Park University, Abduraimov brings an amazing intensity to every performance. 8, WITH PROKOFIEV’S SECOND PIANO CONCERTO – Presented by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund – NTDFįriday and Saturday, November 25-26, 2022 at 8 p.m.īEDŘICH SMETANA Overture to The Bartered Brideīehzod Abduraimov takes a break from international touring to perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto with your Kansas City Symphony. Radical, edgy, forlorn, grotesque, peaceful, bold - Symphonie fantastique has it all.ĭVO ŘÁ K’S SYMPHONY NO. Add this one to your bucket list for its stunning orchestrations, eerie harmonies, and totally wild storyline. Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is, well, fantastic in every sense. Brahms skillfully transmutes this dark ending into an ethereal conclusion, making one feel hopeful about human destiny. Written a decade earlier, Schicksalslied is Brahms’ rumination on a poem by Friedrich Hölderlin contrasting the idyllic existence led by mythical Greek gods with the restless and doomed fate of humans. Plaintive yet pastoral, Brahms’ nostalgic setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem is anything but gloomy, focusing instead on the transient beauty of life. Nänie is Johannes Brahms’ gentle lament for his friend, painter Anselm Feuerbach. Striking texture changes are at the forefront of this appealing overture. ![]() Noble brass chorales frame nimble string passages with lively woodwind punctuation. Taking just three days, Mendelssohn composed his Overture to Ruy Blas as incidental music for a production of Victor Hugo’s play. He’ll lead your Kansas City Symphony and Chorus in a program filled with drama and fantasy. He comes to Kansas City with a wealth of experience conducting orchestras and operas around the world. Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus directorĬurrently chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Domingo Hindoyan began his music studies in Venezuela’s El Sistema. SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, BRAHMS AND MENDELSSOHNįriday and Saturday, October 28-29, 2022 at 8 p.m. Or…Create Your Own season ticket package by selecting 4 or more concerts from our entire schedule. Then choose your day to attend: Friday evening, Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon,įinally, choose your seating section based on availability. To order new season subscription seats and parking online, CLICK HEREĬhoose your Classical Series: Masterworks (14 concerts), Bravo or Ovation (7 concerts each), Classical Series Concerts View the Classical Series concert grid HERE Page through the flipbook version of our Season Brochure HERE Renew your Current Subscription Seats by first logging in to your account HERE Order New Subscriptions
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