Exploring the poignancy and humanity of Janáček and Mahler

By Dan Margolies,

Sam Wisman

Published July 18, 2022 at 11:55 AM CDT

Composers Leoš Janáček and Gustav Mahler

Classical KC celebrates the July birthdays of Leoš Janáček and Gustav Mahler. We'll hear Kansas City Symphony performances of Janáček's eerie tone poem The Fiddler's Child and Gustav Mahler's last fully completed work, his Symphony No. 9 in D Major.

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Hosts

Dan Margolies
Michael Stern

Program

The Fiddler's Child
by Leoš Janáček
Live performance, February 2020

Symphony No. 9 in D Major
by Gustav Mahler
Live performance, January 2014

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Dan Margolies

Dan Margolies has been a reporter for the Kansas City Business Journal, The Kansas City Star, and KCUR Public Radio. He retired as a reporter in December 2022 after a 37-year journalism career.

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Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is a Senior Producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3. Email him at samwisman@classicalkc.org.

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