A London Jubilee - Part 2

By Dan Margolies,

Published February 1, 2022 at 2:17 PM CST

Guest conductor Robert Spano leads the Kansas City Symphony in Helzberg Hall, January 2016.

This week, Michael Stern and Dan Margolies continue an exploration of pieces related to London, with music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Edward Elgar and Johannes Brahms.

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

Cellist Timotheos Petrin performs Elgar with the Kansas City Symphony, January 2016

Program

Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise"
by Franz Joseph Haydn
Nicholas McGegan, guest conductor
Live performance, November 2012

Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85
by Edward Elgar
Robert Spano, guest conductor
Timotheos Petrin, cello
Live performance, January 2016

Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15
by Johannes Brahms
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Live performance, June 2019

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs Brahms with the Kansas City Symphony, June 2019