Kansas City Symphony

Violinist Jun Iwasaki officially starts as concertmaster for the Kansas City Symphony this month.

Kansas City is known for a lot of things, from barbecue to jazz. Here are some of our region's lesser-known points of hometown pride.

Violinist Susan Goldenberg and her brother, pianist William Goldenberg, have played in concert halls and nursing homes around the globe. And she's played for the Kansas City Symphony long enough to know exactly what it needs in a new music director.

Enjoy the lush melodic invention and epic love stories in works by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Howard Hanson. Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies bring the stories behind the music to life.

Famed American composer John Williams turned 90 on February 8. Celebrate his birthday with Classical KC as local experts in film and music reflect on his music and legacy.

The grand concert hall may not host experimental music as much as traditional performances, but musicians creating new, more avant-garde compositions are finding homes and audiences for their work.

Go on set and on stage to learn the secrets to performing a live orchestral film score as Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Kansas City Symphony Associate Conductor Jason Seber and UMKC film professor Mitch Brian. We'll discover some of their favorite movie scores and hear music by John Williams, Max Steiner and Nicholas Hooper.

The nominations for the 64th annual Grammy Awards include an album performed by Sandbox Percussion, a quartet that teaches at the UMKC Conservatory, and the duo 123 Andrés.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts allows unvaccinated audience members to bring in a negative PCR test within 72 hours of a performance. Now, two of the resident companies are following suit — for unvaccinated children under 12.

The orchestra's 2021-22 lineup, which begins Sept. 24 before full audiences in Helzberg Hall, features classical favorites and world premieres and commissions.

The Symphony on Tuesday announced three in-person concerts at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in May and June.

From producers to choristers, a number of classical artists with Kansas City connections were nominated for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. During the virtual "Grammy Award Premiere Ceremony," one took home an individual award.