Kansas City Symphony cancels, postpones events through May 10 because of coronavirus
Citing the directive from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas banning gatherings of more than 10 people, the Kansas City Symphony announced Tuesday that it will cancel or postpone all of its events through May 10, according an announcement on its website.
“Symphony events at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will not take place as scheduled through May 10,” the announcement said.
The Symphony also asked people to consider donating the value of their tickets for any postponed concerts back to the organization.
“Such a gift will help your Symphony emerge from this crisis in the strongest-possible position,” the Symphony said. “Your ticket donation is deductible, and you will receive a receipt for tax purposes.”
Postponed are “ABBA The Concert: The Music of ABBA,” scheduled for March 26 through 28, and “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert” scheduled for May 7 through 10.
The following concerts were canceled:
▪ Schumann’s Rhenish + Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, March 20-22.
▪Classics Uncorked: One-Hit Wonders, March 25.
▪Cabaret Concert, March 29.
▪Chamber Music with Midori, April 1
▪Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony + Midori plays Dvořák, April 3-5
▪Petite Performance: Marching Music, April 4
▪Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto + Beethoven’s Fifth, April 17-19
▪Chamber Music with Vadim Gluzman, April 20
▪Michael Bolton with the Kansas City Symphony, April 24.
▪Sounds Relaxing: Revitalize, April 28.
▪The Bold and the Beethoven, May 5.
Ticket holders with questions can contact the Symphony Box Officer at 816-471-0400.
