Heroism, elation and swans: Music from Beethoven, Martinů and Sibelius

By Dan Margolies,

Published December 7, 2022 at 8:22 AM CST

Guest conductor Osmo Vanska shakes the hand of former Kansas City Symphony concertmaster Noah Geller in Helzberg Hal, November 2012

Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies celebrate the December birthdays of Ludwig van Beethoven, Bohuslav Martinů and Jean Sibelius. We'll hear two overtures from Beethoven, Martinů's "Symphony No. 4" and two majestic works from Jean Sibelius.

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

Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Live performance, November 2016

Symphony No. 4
by Bohuslav Martinů
Live performance, January 2011

En saga, Op. 9
by Jean Sibelius
Osmo Vanska, guest conductor
Live performance, November 2012

Symphony No. 5 in E flat Major, Op. 82
by Jean Sibelius
Live performance, January 2018

Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Live performance, September 2021