Oct 04 2017
Conservatory Artist Series: Conservatory Orchestra with Benny Kim, violin

Conservatory Artist Series: Conservatory Orchestra with Benny Kim, violin

Presented by UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

The Conservatory Orchestra, directed by Robert Olson. The program includes Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, with Benny Kim, violin, and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100.

Internationally known and acclaimed violinist Benny Kim has performed as soloist with the orchestras of Chicago, Boston, Saint Louis, Cincinnati, Hong Kong, and South Africa to name a few. In recital, he has performed in virtually every major city including two critically acclaimed recitals at the 92nd St. Y in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He has collaborated with many of today's leading artists including Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Jaime Laredo, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Ida Kavafian. With Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg he appears on two recordings for EMI, Bella Italia and Night and Day. He was a winner of the 1983 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and received his bachelors and masters degrees from the Juilliard School in 1986. Mr. Kim has given countless masterclasses around the world and has been on the UMKC Conservatory faculty since 1995.

 

Admission Info

$25 general audience

$10 for UMKC faculty, staff, and all students with valid UMKC or student ID

Phone: 816-235-6222

Dates & Times

2017/10/04 - 2017/10/04

Location Info

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

Parking Info

An experience at the Kauffman Center begins the moment you arrive, with a convenient, well-lit parking garage, owned and operated by the City of Kansas City, Missouri. The garage is directly attached to the Kauffman Center just south of the building with multiple access points to surrounding streets.

Garage parking passes and valet parking passes are available in advance for most events. Please note that if the garage is full patrons without a pre-paid pass will not be able to park in the Arts District Garage. Additional information about parking is available at kauffmancenter.org/the-center/directions-parking.