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Gil Shaham Plays Brahms

May 29-31, 2026

On Stage with Yefim Bronfman

June 4, 2026

Rachmaninoff Celebration, Part Two: Piano Concerto No. 3

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Learning Through Orchestral Music

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Learning Through Orchestral Music

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Spotlight | Second Violin

Mary Garcia Grant

Spotlight | Second Violin

Mary Garcia Grant

Mary Grant received her undergraduate degree in violin performance from Rice University, where she studied with Raphael Fliegel. She received a master’s degree from Queens College-City University of New York, where she studied with Ruth Waterman and Ani Kavafian. While in New York City, she played with the National Orchestral Association, a training orchestra for young musicians. She also studied baroque violin with Nancy Wilson. She has played with the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra in Europe and the National Repertory Orchestra in Colorado. Mary has been a violinist with the Kansas City Symphony since 1989 and was a founding member of Summerfest. She teaches violin through Urban Strings and the Kansas City Suzuki Academy. Mary lives with her husband, Jim, and cats, Cedric and Ruth, in Waldo, in Kansas City. In their spare time, she and Jim enjoy gardening, hiking, traveling and spending time with their grandchildren.


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