The UMKC Conservatory Hour - Mozart’s shaky premiere, plus Bach and Haydn Masterpieces

By Rodrigo Camargo,

Published June 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT

Members of the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra perform at the Folly Theatre

What if you had no time to prepare for a Mozart premiere? Well, that was the case in February of 1785. Hear how the UMKC Conservatory orchestra does with much more prep time, plus students and faculty perform masterworks by Bach and Haydn.

Host

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

Program

Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Joseph Genualdi, violin

String Quartet in B-flat major No. 4 Op. 76
by Joseph Haydn
2024 UMKC Conservatory Graduate Fellowship String Quartet

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor KV466 - Allegro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kevin Noe and the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra
Junyie Nie, piano

The UMKC Conservatory hour on Classical KC is made possible with support from the UMKC Friends of the Conservatory and from listeners like you. Learn more about the Conservatory at conservatory.umkc.edu.