Kansas City Symphony Information
The Kansas City Symphony (KCS) is a symphony orchestra situated in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. Conductor Michael Stern is the current music director. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts hosts the Symphony at 1601 Broadway Boulevard.
The Kansas City Symphony, founded in 1911 for Carl Busch, was the city's first symphony orchestra. It ended operations when World War I broke out, as many musicians were conscripted into the army. The Kansas City Philharmonic was Kansas City's second symphony orchestra, created in 1933 and disbanded in 1982. A businessman and philanthropist, R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., a businessman, and philanthropist, formed the Kansas City Symphony only a few months later, realizing the need for a new symphony orchestra.
The Kansas City Symphony, directed by then-executive director Roland Valliere, was essential in developing the Concert Companion in 2002. The Concert Companion was tested by the Kansas City Symphony, as well as the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, and Oakland East Bay Symphony, thanks to funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
The Symphony's original home was the Lyric Theater until September 2011, when it relocated to Helzberg Hall, part of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
How to Buy Kansas City Symphony Tickets
Our goal is to help you quickly and easily choose the Kansas City Symphony event that you desire. We have designed our site with many features to allow a seamless and secure process. This page has all the event listings for Kansas City Symphony. We have separated the nearest event at the top of the screen for ease if you are interested in a location that is not local to your search we have conveniently cataloged those below by date.
We have some fantastic filters set up at the top of the page, allowing you to curate the perfect search. If you would like to see only weekend listings, a specific date, venue, or time of day, we have you covered. There are links on the right side of this page with fantastic customer testimonials and for other popular events similar to your search.
CUSTOMER Satisfaction
