The Planets
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Kansas City Symphony Presents
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Oct. 9-11, 2026
Helzberg Hall
Helzberg Hall
Vimbayi Kaziboni, guest conductor
MingYu Hsu, viola
MingYu Hsu, viola
Sopranos and altos of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus
GIACINTO SCELSI Selections from Quattro pezzi su una nota sola
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Take a musical trip that’s out of this world as the Kansas City Symphony plays Gustav Holst’s The Planets! This astrological and astronomical trek includes a militant march for Mars (which inspired music for the movie “Gladiator”), a sweeping, majestic theme for Jupiter and the women of the Symphony Chorus joining the orchestra for the mysterious, otherworldly Neptune movement. Plus, our own principal viola, MingYu Hsu, takes a solo turn in Bohuslav Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra.
