The Kansas City Symphony plans to break ground on a new Plaza-area concert venue in 2026.
The music hall, located on the vacant land to the south of the Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza branch, will seat 4,600 for touring concerts and film with live orchestra performances, according to a Symphony press release.
The venue at 4901 Main St. will be designed for “contemporary touring artists” who use microphones, unlike the acoustically focused Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center, which seats 1,600.
Symphony CEO Danny Beckley told The Star that the Kauffman Center “will always be our home, even after this venue opens.” He plans for the Symphony to host over 100 shows a year at the Crossroads hall, built in 2011…