Kansas City, Mo. — The Kansas City Symphony has unveiled plans to develop a new live music venue in the city’s South Plaza district. The indoor venue, designed for audiences of up to 4,600 guests and targeted to open in 2028, will host touring artists and support a limited number of Symphony performances that benefit from amplified or enhanced production formats. The project will also be designed to support the screening of films with live orchestra. Located at 4901 Main St., the venue will be walkable to the Country Club Plaza.
Populous and McCownGordon are the project’s design and construction teams.
Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center will remain the definitive orchestral home of the Symphony, with the new venue will expanding its reach. Managed by Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI), the property will host over 100 events annually. The Symphony will wholly own the new venue, and MEMI — a subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra — will operate the venue on a contract basis.