Kansas City Upcoming Events
VOCES8: Towards Paradise
Next Up: Saturday, October 3 | 7:00pm | Village Presbyterian Church
Selected works by:CROCE, PURCELL, GJEILO, MENDELSSOHN, CASALS, LOTTI, GIBBONS, PART, GIBBONS, PALESTRINA, WHITE and VILLIERSWe open our Early Music Series with VOCES8, the acclaimed British vocal ensemble praised by BBC Music Magazine for its “gorgeous sound, impeccable ensemble and intense…
Linda May Han Oh
Next Up: Saturday, October 10 | 7:30pm | Folly Theater
Award-winning NYC-based bassist and composer, Linda May Han Oh leads this dynamic group of musicians performing The Glass Hours: a collection of works based on abstract themes of the fragility of time and life, particularly exploring the paradoxes and opposites we find ourselves struggling…
Modigliani Quartet
Next Up: Friday, October 16 | 7:00pm | St. Paul's Episcopal Church
MAŘATKAAMEDEA—visage de jeune filleDEBUSSYString Quartet in G minor, Op. 10SCHUMANNString Quartet in A major, Op. 41 no. 3Amaury Coeytaux,violinLoic Rio,violinLaurent Marfaing,violaFrançois Kieffer,celloThe Modigliani String Quartet, praised by the Süddeutsche Zeitung as “one of today’s best quartets in the world,” returns…
Art of the Piano: Gabriela Montero
Next Up: Wednesday, October 21 | 7:00pm | Folly Theater
SCARLATTISonata in C-Sharp Minor, K. 247SOLERSonata in G Major, R. 45SOLERSonata in C-sharp minor, K. 247SCARLATTISonata in G Major, K. 427CHOPINScherzo op 39 No. 3 in C Sharp MinorGRANADOS8 Valses PoéticosALBÉNIZTriana, from Iberia, Book IIALBÉNIZ:Sevilla from Suite española, Op. 47CHOPIN:Bolero…
Making Movies
Next Up: Saturday, November 7 | 7:30pm | Folly Theater
Making Movies is the Latin Grammy–nominated group led by Enrique Chi — born in Santiago, Panamá, and raised in the American Midwest — forging a sound guided by tradition, yet unmistakably its own.The band has been described by Rolling Stone as “an…
Jupiter Ensemble
Next Up: Friday, November 20 | 7:00pm | Atonement Lutheran Church
Selected works byVivaldi, Provenzale, Cavalli, Marais, Philidor, DestouchesThomas Dunford,lute and artistic directionLea Desandre,mezzo-sopranoLouise Ayrton,violinAugusta McKay Lodge,violinManami Mizumoto,violaCyril Poulet,celloDoug Balliett,double-bassTom Foster,harpsichord & organKeyvan Chemirani,drumsThe phenomenal Jupiter Ensemble brings together a distinguished high-energy group of early-music artists whose playing is marked by…
Take 3
Next Up: Saturday, November 21 | 7:30pm | Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center
Described by audience goers as a mini–Trans Siberian Orchestra experience, TAKE3 is nothing short of exhilarating. They have electrified audiences at over 600 venues across the U.S. and abroad, including performing arts centers, festivals, and symphony halls. Their unmistakable style and…
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Next Up: Sunday, December 13 | 1:00pm | Folly Theater
Celebrate the season with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s beloved Creole Christmas concert series. Experience New Orleans classics alongside some of our favorite holiday selections, all infused with the band’s signature Crescent City spirit and a festive twist.At a moment…
Bach’s Musical Offering
Next Up: Tuesday, December 15 | 7:00pm | Folly Theater
J.S. BACH:A Musical OfferingJ.C. BACH:Quintet in C majorC.P.E. BACH:Fantasia in F-sharpW.F. BACH:Chorale Prelude on “Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht”J.S. BACH:Fourteen Canons on the Goldberg VariationsKenneth Weiss,harpsichordBella Hristova,violinSean Lee,violinMatthew Lipman,violaDmitri Atapine,celloSooyun Kim,fluteJames Austin Smith,oboeThe Friends presents a fascinating program…
Julian Lage
Next Up: Friday, January 29 | 7:30pm | Folly Theater
Julian Lage’s vivid, wondrously textured new album Speak To Me offers a series of dispatches from his ongoing search for narrative beyond words. Intimate in tone and capacious in intention, the album represents some of the most ambitious music Lage…
Art of the Piano: Sir Stephen Hough
Next Up: Saturday, January 30 | 7:00pm | Folly Theater
SCHUBERTKlavierstück in E-flat major, D 946BRAHMSfrom Klavierstücke, Op. 118SCHOENBERGSechs kleine Klavierstücke (Six Little Piano Pieces), Op. 19STOCKHAUSENKlavierstückeBEETHOVENBagatelle in A major, Op. 119 no. 10BEETHOVENSonata for Piano No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”SCHUMANNCarnaval, Op. 9SHERMANNMary Poppins Suite (arr. Sir…
Michael Cavanaugh
Next Up: Friday, February 5 | 7:30pm | Folly Theater
Michael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook and a charismatic performer and musician made famous for his piano/lead vocals in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. Handpicked by Billy Joel to star in Movin’ Out, Cavanaugh evokes a…
Espressivo! Piano Quartet
Next Up: Saturday, February 6 | 7:00pm | Folly Theater
MOZARTPiano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493NGWENYAMAJoy Steppin’ for Piano QuartetBRAHMSPiano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25Jaime Laredo,violinMilena Pájaro-van de Stadt,violaSharon Robinson,celloAnna Polonsky,pianoEspressivo! Piano Quartet unites distinguished chamber musicians from two generations: violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson, long…
Ambrose Akinmusire
Next Up: Saturday, February 13 | 7:30pm | Folly Theater
Described by NPR Music as “one of the most acclaimed jazz artists of his generation, a trumpeter of deep expressive resources and a composer of kaleidoscopic vision,” Ambrose Akinmusire has made a home at the crossroads of different musical forms and languages…
New Horizons: Balourdet Quartet
Next Up: Wednesday, February 24 | 7:00pm | 1900 Building
Selected works by:NOVAK, SOHN, NATHAN, BRENN, DU FAY, SMITH, CHARLESAngela Bae,violinJustin DeFilippis,violinBenjamin Zannoni,violaRussell Houston,celloThe Balourdet Quartet, recipient of Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, has quickly emerged as one of the most exciting young ensembles before the public, recognized for…
Cappella Pratensis & Piffaro
Next Up: Friday, March 5 | 7:00pm | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Tim Braithwaite,Artistic Director of Cappella Pratensis – The Renaissance of PolyphonyPriscilla Herreid,Artistic Director of Piffaro – The Renaissance BandA Mass for Manila evokes the earliest great liturgies of the Philippines through Francisco Guerrero’s Missa Sancta et immaculata. Inspired by the…
Billy Childs
Next Up: Sunday, March 7 | 6:30pm | Folly Theater
Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era, successfully marrying the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth century in a powerful symbiosis of style, range, and dynamism.Thus…
The Mad Lover: T. Langlois de Swarte & T. Dunford
Next Up: Friday, March 19 | 7:00pm | Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral
Selected works byECCLES, PURCELL, MATTEIS, MATTEIS JR and DALZAThéotime Langlois de Swarte,violinThomas Dunford,luteViolinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, hailed by The Strad as “a stunner by any standard,” and lutenist Thomas Dunford, dubbed by BBC Music Magazine the “Eric Clapton of…
A Tribute to Kevin Mahogany
Next Up: Saturday, March 27 | 7:30pm | Folly Theater
David Basse’s warm inviting voice draws listeners into the world of jazz. With several recordings to his credit, his productions feature artists who attest to the depth of Basse’s music, Larry Bunker, Bill Henderson, Oleta Adams, as well as renowned…
Great Clarinet Quintets
Next Up: Saturday, April 24 | 7:00pm | Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral
BRAHMSQuintet in B minor for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 115MOZARTQuintet in A major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581Sebastian Manz,clarinetStella Chen,violinChad Hoopes,violinTimothy Ridout,violaClive Greensmith,celloThe Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center brings together a superb…