Kansas City Symphony: Jeannette Sorrell - Classical Celebration: Mozart & Haydn

Kansas City Symphony: Jeannette Sorrell - Classical Celebration: Mozart & Haydn at Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Mozart and Haydn knew how to write for celebration, and Jeannette Sorrell brings exactly that spirit to Helzberg Hall. Her Kansas City Symphony program has drama, a featured violinist and music with enough fire to make Classical elegance feel anything but stiff.

Haydn's overture to L'isola disabitata gives the concert a taste of opera through compact dramatic contrasts. Mozart's ballet music from Idomeneo adds the character of dance. For theater lovers, these selections offer a way to enjoy stage-born imagination as an orchestral outing, with the music itself carrying the expression.

Oliver Neubauer performs Haydn's Violin Concerto No. 1, a work known for stylish brilliance. The winner of the 2023 Young Concert Artists International Auditions gives violin admirers a particular artist to look forward to. His featured role also offers another way into the afternoon for someone who enjoys following an individual player's musical personality.

Mozart's Haffner Symphony supplies a different attraction: fiery, dazzling orchestral energy. That makes this a good choice if you want the grace associated with these composers but also enjoy music with some spark. The soloist and theater connections give you other reasons to be invested along the way.

Make Sunday afternoon an occasion for Haydn, Mozart and a little Classical flair. Find tickets for Sorrell's celebration with the Kansas City Symphony at Helzberg Hall.