When the new Kauffman Performing Arts Center was being built here in Kansas City, we knew that we wanted to be counted among the first season ticket holders in the new building.  We were even willing to shell out a little extra money to have really nice seats.  Turns out we weren’t the only ones with the same idea.  We got our season tickets – on the 4th from last row at the top of the auditorium (our view of the stage is that of the picture above).  However, despite it’s distance from the stage, the seats are awesome.  There has been a lot said about the new concert space and it’s all true – there’s not a bad seat in the whole place.  The spoken voice from the stage can be heard without microphones.

Another reason we wanted to be sure we had season tickets was because Yo-Yo Ma was scheduled to perform with the Symphony.  These were not tickets that one would likely be able to get without being a season ticket holder.  We deliberated about how many of us in the family would get season tickets, but it was quickly decided that if all of could go to KSU football games, we could all go to the Symphony.  Thus, all four of us have tickets to see each of the classical concerts.

Photo from KC Star at kansascity.com

Yo-Yo Ma came to town this past weekend and played the Dvorák Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra.  This is arguably the quintessential cello concerto – and how beautiful it was.  Yo-Yo Ma was such a fabulous performer and so gracious to the orchestra, conductor, and even the audience.  It seemed as though he were uncomfortable with the accolades that were rightly his.  I was so happy that Anna and Emily were able to have this experience.

Hear what Michael Stern (Music Director) has to say about the concert: