The UMKC Conservatory Hour - Controversial Ballets and Novellas

By Rodrigo Camargo,

Published April 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM CDT

The UMKC Fellowship String Quartet performing at Crescendo, Spring 2025 — The UMKC Fellowship String Quartet performing on Crescendo, Spring 2025

The UMKC Graduate Fellowship String Quartet performs Leoš Janáček’s "Kreutzer Sonata," a fierce and emotionally charged work inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s controversial psychological drama. And Igor Stravinsky’s once scandalous "The Rite of Spring," is brought vividly to life by the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra.

Host

Rodrigo Camargo
Rodrigo Camargo is a Brazilian composer currently pursuing his DMA in Composition at the UMKC Conservatory.

Program

String Quartet No.1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
by Leoš Janáček
UMKC Graduate Fellowship String Quartet:
Caroline Beckman, violin
Laura Herrera, violin
Chung–Wen Lee, viola
Seungchan Song, cello

The UMKC Conservatory Orchestra on Helzberg Hall, spring 2025

The Rite of Spring
by Igor Stravinsky
UMKC Conservatory Orchestra
Conducted by Kevin Noe

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