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Filharmonie Brno with Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, and Laurie Anderson, soloist

  • HELZBERG HALL, KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 1601 Broadway Boulevard Kansas City, MO, 64108 United States (map)

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Take the ultimate flight of fancy with iconic creative pioneer Laurie Anderson as she channels Atchison, Kansas’ own Amelia Earhart in an expansive work for Filharmonie Brno under the baton of renowned American conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Earhart’s own radio transmissions, diaries, and news clippings are used in Anderson’s sweeping sonic score that show off the technical capabilities of Helzberg Hall. The roots of the Filharmonie Brno go back to the 1870s when young Leoš Janáček endeavored to establish a Czech symphony orchestra in Brno. Staying true to Janáček’s vision, maestro Davies also conducts works by Bohuslav Martinů and Antonín Dvořák on this program.

Antonin Dvořák: Othello Overture

Bohuslav Martinů: Thunderbolt P47

Laurie Anderson: Song for Amelia Earhart

Program subject to change


The US Tour of Filharmonie Brno is sponsored by Brno City Municipality, South Moravian Region, and Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.

Watch the first part of Laurie Anderson’s “Song for Amelia Earhart”


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