The turmoil and optimism of Tchaikovsky and Brahms

By Dan Margolies,

Sam Wisman

Published May 17, 2023 at 12:53 PM CDT

Guest conductor leads the Kansas City Symphony in a performance of Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33" in Helzberg Hall, February 2022 — Guest conductor Eduardo Strausser leads the Kansas City Symphony in a performance of Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33" in Helzberg Hall, February 2022

As our May birthday celebration of Peter Tchaikovsky and Johannes Brahms continues, we'll hear Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra" and Symphony No. 6 paired with Brahms' Symphony No. 2.

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Michael Stern
Dan Margolies

Program

Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Eduardo Strausser, guest conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Live performance, February 2022

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 - Pathétique
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Yoav Talmi, guest conductor
Live performance, November 2017

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
by Johannes Brahms
Live performance, November 2016

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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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