![]() ![]() “We had seen probably 20-plus conductors prior to Matthias, and we had some really good weeks with people, but none of them have had that level of just chemistry.” "It was really just that instant chemistry that we saw on the podium from our musicians, from our audience, from him,” Kansas City Symphony President Danny Beckley said. He will succeed Michael Stern, who ends a 19-year tenure with the 2023-24 season. Pintscher, who also is a composer, is committing 10 weeks per season to the orchestra, of which eight or nine will be leading concerts and at least one devoted to community work. They were so responding to my gestures, to my eyes.” They cared so much about the colors and everyone was so tuned into enhancing the phrasing and articulation. “It didn’t feel like a debut, didn’t feel like a first encounter,” Pintscher said in a telephone interview. The 52-year-old had not led the orchestra or been to Kansas City until arriving for rehearsals two days ahead of concerts from March 3-5. ![]() His appointment on a five-year contract was announced Tuesday. ![]() Matthias Pintscher will become music director of the Kansas City Symphony for the 2024-25 season, offered the job just five days after conducting the orchestra for the first time. ![]()
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