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Over 400 local musicians from eight Kansas City-area orchestras will be on stage at the Kauffman Center for a day of free music. The afternoon session will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the evening session will begin at 6 p.m. Come join this third annual Kansas City Classic Orchestra and Band Festival and Hear the Future Now! Presented by Youth Symphony of Kansas City.

The Times (London) calls Daniil Trifonov “without question the most astounding pianist of our age.” In 2011, he won the First Prize and Grand Prix at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Trifonov has since acquired a mountain of awards and has performed with every major orchestra in the world. This will be his Harriman-Jewell Series debut.

Celebrate Heritage Philharmonic’s 75th season with the presentation of its Anniversary Concert at Helzberg Hall. Program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite, A World Premiere 75th Anniversary Commissioned work by Dr. Ian Coleman, and Randall Thompson’s Testament of Freedom with Blue Springs South High School and Truman High School choirs. Sponsored by Henks Financial Group. FREE ADMISSION with reserved ticket.

Benjamin Grosvenor, acclaimed as “a keyboard visionary” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), will be performing solo piano music by Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy, and Scriabin. Grosvenor is internationally recognized for his electrifying performances, distinctive sound, and insightful interpretations.

Due to the tragic onset of deafness, Beethoven made a farewell tour as soloist with his Fourth Piano Concerto. Guest conductor Johannes Debus leads the Symphony and piano prodigy Eric Lu for the extraordinary Fourth Concerto — a blend of haunting lyricism, technical finesse and musical innovation. Schumann’s Third Symphony, created during one of the happiest periods in his career, captures the simple joys of life from time spent in the Rhineland. Barber’s Second Essay for orchestra displays the composer’s…

Mozart’s piano concertos are among his greatest works, and no one plays Mozart like pianist Mitsuko Uchida. In the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, she has found her perfect Mozartean partner. With 45 players from 20 different countries, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra is truly an international ensemble with the highest standards of performance.

You know these tunes even if you don’t know the composer well. From the “Clown Song” (Entrance of the Gladiators) to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice made famous in Disney’s “Fantasia,” enjoy an evening of one-hit orchestral wonders played live by your Kansas City Symphony. The frenetic Sabre Dance is a throwback to spinning plates on the “Ed Sullivan Show” and Mascagni’s highly emotional Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana (and the movie “Raging Bull”) will tug at your heartstrings. After the concert, enjoy…

Fiddler In Concert offers you a magical night featuring local singers and musicians playing the music you love from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. With iconic and beloved songs by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, you'll walk away humming all of your favorites: