Music For The Living

By Dan Margolies,

Published September 22, 2021 at 8:28 AM CDT

Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs with the Kansas City Symphony.

Michael Stern returns as co-host for a program featuring music for our time, a classic concerto and a requiem for the living. We'll hear anthemic music by Jessie Montgomery and a concerto by Max Bruch with violinist Augustin Hadelich. Also, find out why Brahms' "A German Requiem" is a "desert island" piece for Michael Stern.

An agreement with the Kansas City Symphony allows us to share audio for this program up to four weeks after the program's original air date. You can listen to currently available episodes here.

Hosts

Michael Stern
Dan Margolies

Program

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by Jessie Montgomery
Virtual performance, November 2020

Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for Violin and Orchestra
by Max Bruch
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Live performance, June 2015

A German Requiem Op. 45
by Johannes Brahms
Robert Spano, guest conductor
The Kansas City Symphony Chorus, prepared by Charles Bruffy
Live performance, April 2017

Michael Stern in conversation with composer Jessie Montgomery.