
Latest News from The Friends

The Friends of Chamber Music Soirée 2025
March 8, 2025
Indian Hills Country Club

Garibaldi Trio in a Stunning Visit
Dec. 7, 2024
The Garibaldi Trio — a bold ensemble formed by pianist David Fung, violist Marina Thibeault, and clarinetist Jose Franch Ballester — delighted our audiences with works by composers of today. The fascinating compositions by Dobrinka Tabakova, Stephen Chatman, Jörg Widmann and Lowell Liebermann brought the KC audience to a standing ovation! Multiple interaction with students at area schools and even a visit by UMKC clarinet studio was a lovely addition to a jam-packed visit.

2024 Young Artist Project Concludes with Two Memorable Performances
Dec. 15, 2024
The Friends of Chamber Music concludes its Fall 2024 Young Artist Project with two memorable performances at Rolling Hills Presbyterian and Powell Gardens.

The Friends Welcomes Jackie Lee as Young Artist Project Director
Dec. 12, 2024
The Friends welcomes Jackie Lee as Young Artist Project Director.

Isidore String Quartet makes its KC debut in a moving residency
Dec. 7, 2024
The Isidore String Quartet in a phenomenal debut with works by Schulhoff, Dutilleux, Childs, and Mozart. Their performance was surrounded by multiple community events, including a performance at the Zhou B Art Center.

Dunedin Consort in Bach’s St John Passion
Nov. 16, 2024
Dunedin Consort visited KC for the first time and gave a profoundly moving and transformative performance of the timeless St John Passion by J. S. Bach. In their caring hands and voices, led by the dynamic John Butt, it was a highly emotional and meaningful concert!

“Virtuoso Winds” with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Nov. 8, 2024
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour visited us in a spectacular program entitled “Virtuoso Winds.” The guest artists Anne-Marie McDermott (piano), Adam Walker (flute), James Austin Smith (oboe), David Shifrin (clarinet), Radek Baborák (horn), and Marc Goldberg (bassoon) delighted our audience at Yardley Hall (Midwest Trust Center). In addition, James Austin Smith worked extensively with the UMKC Oboe Studio.

“Love and Laurels” with Twelfth Night Ensemble
Oct. 26, 2024
Soprano Nola Richardson and baritone Roderick Williams OBE partner with Twelfth Night Ensemble to deliver a terrific program centered on Handel’s music and his cantata Apollo e Dafne.

“Voyage of Love” Opens the Forty-Ninth Season
Sept. 13, 2024
The Friends opened our Forty-Ninth Season with a phenomenal line-up of virtuosos in "Voyage of Love." Jennifer Frautschi, Oliver Neubauer, Hsin-Yun Huang, Che-Yen Chen, Nicholas Canellakis, and Artistic Directors Hyeyeon Park and Dmitri Atapine.

35 or Younger? Welcome to Club35!
The Friends of Chamber Music Launch Club35, a new program for young professionals and students!

Chanticleer returns to close our 48th Season.
May 3, 2024
Chanticleer returns to close our 48th Season “Brilliance” in a moving celebration of William Byrd.

“Spark of Genius” closes the 48th International Chamber Music Season
April 26
“Spark of Genius” closes our 48th International Chamber Music Season. Stella Chen & Sean Lee, violins; Matthew Lipman & Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, violas; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Hyeyeon Park, piano

Quicksilver makes their FCMKC debut
April 12, 2024
Quicksilver makes their FCMKC debut to great acclaim of the Kansas City audience!

The Friends of Chamber Music Soirée 2024
March 16, 2024
Hotel Kansas City

Apollon Musagète Quartet — Fabulous Debut
Feb 2, 2024
A phenomenal debut of Apollon Musagète Quartet.

“Extraordinary Imaginations” with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour
Jan 20, 2024
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour brings the Folly Theater to a standing ovation.

“Music to be Shared” Campaign
FCMKC launches the “Music to Be Shared” campaign

Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung in a Phenomenal Debut
Dec. 6, 2023
Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung present a phenomenal four-hands/two piano debut recital.

Sir András Schiff in a Triumphant Return to Kansas City
Nov. 14, 2023
Sir András Schiff in a triumphant return to Kansas City, performing at the Kauffman Center.

Quartetto di Cremona in a Moving Debut
Oct. 31, 2023:
A fiery and deeply moving evening of music-making in the hands of the Quartetto di Cremona in their Kansas City debut!