A celebration of George Walker and Robert Schumann

By Dan Margolies,

Published June 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM CDT

Elizabeth Gray, David Gamble, David Sullivan and Alberto Suarez - members of the Kansas City Symphony horn section - perform Robert Schumann's "Konzertstück for Four Horns" in Helzberg Hall, September 2015.

This week, co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies celebrate the birthdays of Robert Schumann and George Walker. We'll hear Walker's "Lyric for Strings:" a moving tribute to his mother, who had been enslaved. Also, we'll hear two symphonies by Schumann and his "Konzertstück in F Major for Four Horns," featuring four members of the Kansas City Symphony horn section.

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

Lyric for Strings
by George Walker
Streaming performance, January 2021

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
by Robert Schumann
David Zinman - guest conductor
Live performance, February 2018

Konzertstück in F major for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86
by Robert Schumann
Elizabeth Gray, David Gamble, David Sullivan and Alberto Suarez - horn
Live performance, September 2015

Symphony No. 3 in Eb major, Op. 97
by Robert Schumann
Live performance, March 2015