St. Louis Symphony - Beethoven’s Seventh: Energy and Reverie

By Sam Wisman

Published December 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM CST

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs at Powell Hall, March 2022

The SLSO presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s personal favorite piece—his boisterous Symphony No. 7. We'll also hear Béla Bartók's Dance Suite, and pianist Joyce Yang’s performance of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini centers this concert, which also features conductor Kevin John Edusei’s SLSO debut.

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Host

Rod Milam
St. Louis Public Radio

Commentator

Lauren Eldridge Stewart
Assistant Professor of Music at Washington University

Conductor

Kevin John Edusei, conductor (SLSO debut)

Program

Béla Bartók's Dance Suite

Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Joyce Yang, piano

George Gershwin's The Man I Love (Encore)
arr. by Earl Wild
Joyce Yang, piano

Backstage intermission interviews
Julia Payne, second bassoon
Joyce Yang, piano soloist
Kevin John Edusei, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

These broadcasts are produced by St. Louis Public Radio and made possible in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.