Concert Hall(2)

Near perfect acoustics promise extraordinary experience for artists and audiences

The 1,600-seat concert hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will be home to the Kansas City Symphony and be one of the premiere performance venues in the country. In addition to the Symphony, the concert hall will host local, regional, national, and international artists and performance groups of all types and genres. There will literally be something for everyone.

The concert hall has an open, vineyard-style seating format that allows members of the audience to see and interact with each other. This achieves part of the center’s mission to engage artist and audience, as well. 

Since it has none of the complex requirements of a theater, the concert hall’s dimensions and design are purely designed for one purpose alone; that is to produce glorious music in a sublime setting of acoustical perfection. An acoustical joint isolates the concert hall from the noise of the lobby and surrounding spaces.

When the Kansas City Symphony performs at the Kauffman Center there’s one instrument they won’t have to bring with them. It’s a Casavant Freres pipe organ that will be a visual centerpiece in the concert hall, as well as an integral part of the musical experience.  Learn more about this 5,535-pipe organ.

For more about the concert hall, read comments by Frank Byrne of the Kansas City Symphony illustrating how the design will allow the orchestra to "connect with audiences as never before" and provide an "unprecedented level of clarity and sonic impact."