NEW! FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES
Gemma New, guest conductor
Kristina Fulton, oboe, Shirley Bush Helzberg Chair
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Start your weekend with our new must-see Friday night concert series and social experience, Symphonic Piazza. Prepare to escape, mingle, and be entertained as you enjoy the perfect combination of a shorter format concert with enjoyable and engaging lobby activities to share with family, friends, and our musicians. Arrive early and unwind with a signature beverage, then let our music take you on a journey to new places as you experience Friday evenings in a whole new way.
Based on popular demand, we've created the perfect combination of a shorter format concert and social experience with family, friends, and our musicians. You’ll be uplifted by this new classical music experience brought to life by Matthias Pintscher and our talented musicians. It’s your new go-to date night! The fun continues in the lobby after the concert, as we’ll have even more memorable things for you to experience.
Applaud guest conductor Gemma New as she returns to Kansas City in this highly imaginative and deeply satisfying program. The Symphony’s Principal Oboe Kristina Fulton takes a star turn in Bohuslav Martinů’s elegant Oboe Concerto. Packed with zesty melodies and rich orchestral accompaniment, the Concerto’s warm ambiance is inviting. You’ll be amazed at the solo virtuosic flourishes while sparkling syncopations will make you want to dance.
One of Sergei Prokofiev’s most brilliant masterworks is his ballet music for Romeo and Juliet. Filled with haunting melodies, flashes of exuberance, electrifying moments and heartrending pathos, this is unforgettable music befitting Shakespeare’s closing line: “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” It will be a tragedy if you miss this concert!