The turmoil and optimism of Tchaikovsky and Brahms

By Dan Margolies,

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.

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

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