The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin makes their first appearance on the FCMKC series.

The Vermeer String Quartet appears with Rabbi Michael Zedek in a performance of Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ with texts representing several religions of the world, chosen and read by Rabbi Zedek.

Jonathan Biss makes his debut with The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City.

Oliver Latry, the titular organist for Notre Dame Cathedral inaugurates the new organ at Visitation Church.

Pinchas Zukerman & Marc Neikrug perform an all-Brahms program.

Jordi Savall makes his first appearance on the series with Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya.

Pianist Stephen Hough makes his first appearance on the series.

25th ANNIVERSARY.
For its 25th Anniversary, The Friends commission a new quartet composed by Richard Danielpour and performed by the American String Quartet.

The Friends present the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Radu Lupu performing Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488.

The medieval ensemble Sequentia, founded by Ben Bagby and the late Barbara Thornoton, performs on the series.

Canadian Baroque orchestra Tafelmusik makes its FCMKC debut.

Anonymous 4 makes their first of eight appearances on the Series.

The Tallis Scholars make the first of their 12 appearances with The Friends.

Les Arts Florissants perform with Founder and Director William Christie.

The Waverly Consort performs their fully staged, costumed Christmas Story, a 12th century pageant.