4 Saturday Concert - Mussorgsky

Friday AM Rehearsal Part 2

Friday AM Rehearsal Part 1

Kansas City Symphony Classical Series
MENDELSSOHN’S “ITALIAN” and HAYDN Preview
Friday and Saturday, June 15-16 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 17 at 2 p.m.
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center

Michael Stern, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

RAUTAVAARA Cantus arcticus
F.J. HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C Major
THOMAS ADÈS Violin Concerto “Concentric Paths” 
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”

Imagine lush green olive groves, picturesque vineyards and the fresh scent of lemon and orange trees drifting in on a warm, summer breeze. Mendelssohn’s long-awaited journey to Italy inspired this cheerful Fourth Symphony, one of his most vibrant and popular works. From beginning to end, the “Italian” Symphony is jam-packed with energy, lovely melodies and gorgeous orchestral writing. Superb violinist Augustin Hadelich solos in Haydn’s beautiful First Violin Concerto, one of the most-performed violin concertos of the mid-18th century, and the mesmerizing “Concentric Paths” by contemporary composer Thomas Adès.

17/18 Classical Series 13: Mendelssohn's "Italian" and Haydn Preview

LA VALSE with COPLAND’S APPALACHIAN SPRING 
Featuring Lalo’s Cello Concerto Preview

Friday and Saturday, April 12-13 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m.
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center

Michael Stern, conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

MILHAUD Le bœuf sur le toit
LALO Cello Concerto
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
RAVEL La valse, poème chorégraphique

From the delicious amuse-bouche of Milhaud’s jazzy Brazilian tango to the virtuosic Lalo Cello Concerto, you’ll be dancing in the aisles and filled with fanciful thoughts of spring cheer. Copland’s ballet Appalachian Spring is the touching story of a rural Pennsylvania wedding, whose score includes variations on the heartfelt Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts.” Ravel’s La valse is a musical journey filled with incredible beauty, sensuality and a sense of instability, as the fantastic waltz spins into oblivion.

Masterworks & Ovation Series

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