“Lifschitz’ utterly spellbinding playing is a revelation of the inner life of the instrument and of the music. This is playing that penetrates the innermost secrets of the heart and mind.” Boston Globe

At the tender age of 17, Russian pianist Konstantin Lifschitz recorded Bach’s Goldberg Variations.  The recording of this deeply-felt interpretation of his beloved Bach was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996, vaulting the young musician into the spotlight of the piano world.

Joining only select presenters in Europe and the Far East, The Friends of Chamber Music is the exclusive United States presenter of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For five concerts, in ten nights, on three new pianos, in three of Kansas City’s finest venues, Lifschitz will play beautiful works by the composer that catapulted him to world fame. Lifschitz’s prodigious memory recall and transcendent artistry will astound all pianists and enthusiasts from the beginner to the most sophisticated. 

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra
(For tickets, call  the Central Ticket Office: 816-235-6222)
Tuesday, January 24 | 8:00 pm | Folly Theater
Complete Brandenburg Concertos

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Friday, February 10 | 8:00 pm | Folly Theater
Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971
Complete Inventions and Sinfonias (Two and Three Part Inventions), BWV 772 – 801
French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Saturday, February 11 | 8:00 pm | Folly Theater
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870 – 893

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra with Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Tuesday, February 14 | 8:00 pm | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Sinfonia from Cantata “Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe,” BWV 156
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052  

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Saturday, February 18 | 8:00 pm | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major “St. Anne,” BWV 552
Goldberg Variations (Aria mit Veränderungen), BWV 988  

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
A Music Alliance Production
Sunday, February 19 | 2:30 pm | White Recital Hall - UMKC
The Art of the Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV 1080
 Chorale: “Vor Deinem Thron tret'ich hiermit,” BWV 668a