This page will be updated as more seasons are released. If you'd like to share season information for your organization or ensemble, please contact us at classical@classicalkc.org.
Park University International Center for Music
September 5
Violist Molly Carr and pianist Anna Petrova
1900 Building
October 23
Shmuel Askenasi, violin
1900 Building
Full season information can be found at icm.park.edu.
Kansas City Kansas Community Orchestra
September 11
Fall Concert
Directed by Arlo Kinsey
More information at kckco.org.
Bach Aria Soloists
Upcoming season highlights:
September 13
BAS at the Park
Music by J.S. Bach, Cecilia McDowall and Astor Piazzolla will be performed in the natural splendor of Loose Park's Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden.
November 15
BAS & Missouri Choral Artists
The program will include a Bach Cantata, Poulenc Litanies a la Vierge Noire, and other chansons and arias arranged by BAS.
December 5
Holiday Concert
Arias from J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, plus traditional carols to sing along.
Full season information can be found at bachariasoloists.com.
UMKC Conservatory
Upcoming season highlights:
September 17
Remembering Shostakovich
Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
September 24
Conservatory Wind Symphony
October 15-18
Conservatory Musical: Pippin
Full season information at conservatory.umkc.edu.
"From reimagined masterpieces to brand-new interdisciplinary works, you’ll witness the creative brilliance that emerges when young artists are empowered to experiment, collaborate and tell stories with authenticity."Courtney Crappell, Dean - UMKC Conservatory
The Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College
Upcoming season highlights:
September 19-20
New Dance Partners
Including performances by the Kansas City Ballet, Owen/Cox Dance Group, Storling Dance Theatre and Klenjoski Dance Company
November 8
Opus 76 Quartet with violinist Alexander Markov
Music by Niccolò Paganini, J.S Bach and more
April 19
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Luther Adams and Fanny Mendelssohn
"Lovers of traditional classical works will see performances to enjoy, as well as people who don’t know (yet) that they love classical music. Our goal is for aficionados and newbies alike to find something they connect with.”Stacie McDaniel, Executive Director - Midwest Trust Center
Full season information can be found at jccc.edu/mtc.
Midwest Chamber Ensemble
Upcoming season highlights:
September 21st
Old Friends in New Clothes
Music by Debussy, Messiaen and Villaroya
October 19th
Voices from the Middle
Music by Sierra, Jenner, Clark and Schumann
Full season information can be found at midwestchamberensemble.org.
“Midwest Chamber Ensemble presents its 14th season featuring a wide variety of repertoire, with works by living composers, female composers, local composers, and a recurrent return to mythological themes. We hope you’ll join us!”Kathryn Hilger, Artistic Director - Midwest Chamber Ensemlbe
KC VITAs
Upcoming season highlights:
September 26-27, October 2,5
Kaleidoscope
Performances of new choral works surrounded by the 360° dome at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station
November 21-22
Shimmer
A new educational initiative celebrating the voices of LGBTQIA+ composers featuring collaborative performances with area high school choirs.
Full season information at kcvitas.org.
Friends of Chamber Music
Upcoming season highlights:
September 27th
Golden Jubilee
Celebration 50 years with soloists Benjamin Beilman, Maria Ioudenitch and Lawrence Dutton
October 18th
Art of the Piano with Angela Hewitt
Music by Bach, Shostakovich, Barber and Brahms
Full season information can be found at chambermusic.org.
“This season, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City celebrates its Golden Jubilee — that’s fifty years of friendship, discovery, and joy of chamber music. Join in for twelve unforgettable concerts with the world’s foremost artists. A Season that’s ever enchanting, engaging, and utterly enthralling.”Dmitri Atapine, Artistic Co-director
The Topeka Symphony Orchestra
Upcoming season highlights:
September 27th
Kyle Wylie Picket, conductor
2025 Van Cliburn Winner TBA
RICHARD STRAUSS Don Juan
VALERIE COLEMAN Umoja
November 22
Kyle Wylie Picket, conductor
GORDON MCQUERE Three Essays
ALYSSA MORRIS Color and Light (Tlapalli Tlahuilli)
JOHANNES BRAHMS Haydn Variations
Full season information can be found at topekasymphony.org.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
September 27, October 3,5
Cinderella
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
November 14-16
Madame Butterfly
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
February 28, March 6,8
Porgy and Bess
Composer: George Gershwin
May 1-3
Of Mice and Men
Composer: Carlisle Floyd
Full season information can be found at kcopera.org
Te-Deum
Upcoming season highlights
September 27-28
Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil
December 15-16
Carols of Olde
Full season information can be found at te-deum.org.
Spire Chamber Ensemble
Upcoming season highlights:
October 5
Reflections
Pairing radiant Renaissance masterpieces with bold contemporary reimaginings
December 23
Handel's Messiah by Candlelight
Period performance as candlelight transforms the Folly Theater into an 18th-century concert hall
Full season information can be found at spirechamberensemble.org.
"Spire Chamber Ensemble's 2025-2026 season offers an extraordinary journey through musical time and tradition...including an intimate candlelit Messiah and a stirring celebration of America's 250th anniversary."Ben Spalding, Spire founder and artistic director
The Harriman-Jewell Series
Upcoming season highlights:
October 12
Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Terence Blanchard and Ensemble
November 15
Peace
Soweto Gospel Choir
December 2
Solo recital
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Full season information can be found at hjseries.org.
The Kansas City Symphony
Upcoming season highlights:
October 10-12
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus - Charles Bruffy, director
AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring (complete ballet)
MAURICE RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)
November 22-23
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 7
Full season information can be found at kcsymphony.org.
Kansas City Chorale
Upcoming season highlights:
October 16, 18
Frank Martin - Mass for Double Choir
Also music by Debussy, Ravel and Schlenker
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
December 4
Wintersong
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Full season information can be found at kcchorale.org.
The Kansas City Ballet
Upcoming season highlights:
October 17-26
Swan Lake
Choreography: Devon Carney after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music: Peter Tchaikovsky
November 29 - December 24
The Nutcracker
Choreography: Devon Carney
Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky
March 20-29
Stars and Stripes
Choreography: George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Caili Quan
Music: Various
Full season information can be found at kcballet.org.
William Baker Festival Singers
Upcoming season highlights:
November 2
Vision of Peace
Season opening concert
November 21
Thanksgiving Concert for Human Need
Nativity Catholic Church
Full season information can be found at festivalsingers.org.
Owen/Cox Dance Group
March 27-29
Chiaroscuro: Studies in Light and Darkness
In collaboration with the St. Petersburg String Quartet
April 10-12
And Wonder
In collaboration with Krystle Warren
Full season information can be found at owencoxdance.org.
"(We have) an incredible season with all new collaborations of music and dance as we continue our mission to provide the Kansas City area and beyond high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music."Jennifer Owen, OCDG co-founder, executive/artistic director
