Name: BEETHOVEN AND WAGNER
Start: 2025-06-06T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-06-06T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

NEW! FRIDAY SYMPHONIC PIAZZA SERIES
Johannes Debus, guest conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

RICHARD WAGNER arranged Henk de Vlieger | Parsifal: An Orchestral Quest
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra

A spectacular year of music comes to a close with this epic concert. Guest conductor Johannes Debus returns to Kansas City, joined by violin superstar Augustin Hadelich for Beethoven’s singular Violin Concerto. Bask in its serene beauty, lyrical power and amazing athleticism. You’ll agree — it’s one of the top violin concertos of all time.

Drawing on his tremendous expertise in opera, Johannes Debus leads your Kansas City Symphony in an orchestral suite from Richard Wagner’s final opera, Parsifal. Its noble story unfolds with music of sensuous refinement and transcendent expressiveness. Follow Parsifal’s transformation from a naïve youth into a hero with a holy mission of redemption. A rapturous end to a glorious season!