Great composers and their next moves — part 1

By Dan Margolies,

Published March 15, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT

Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Brahms' Concerto No. 2 with Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony in Helzberg Hall, January 2015 — Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Brahms' Second Piano Concerto with Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony in Helzberg Hall, January 2015.

This week we'll hear the Kansas City Symphony perform a trio of twos: Beethoven's Second Symphony, Brahms' Second Piano Concerto and Ravel's Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé.

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

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Pinchas Zukerman, guest conductor
Live performance, May 2015

Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Cholé
by Maurice Ravel
Live performance, June 2015

Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83
by Johannes Brahms
Yefim Bronfman - piano
Live performance, January 2015