The UMKC Conservatory Hour – Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ and Prokofiev’s folk-inspired string quartet

By Rodrigo Camargo,

Published October 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM CDT

UMKC Conservatory Faculty members Joseph Genualdi, Michael Mermagen and Thomas Rosenkranz

In this week's episode, UMKC Conservatory students, faculty and orchestra perform a better late than never overture by Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig van Beethoven's spooky trio and a folk-inspired string quartet by Sergei Prokofiev.

Host

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

Program

Overture to La Forza del Destino
By Giuseppe Verdi
UMKC Conservatory Orchestra
Michael Stern, guest conductor

Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Ghost”
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Joseph Genualdi, violin
Michael Mermagen, cello
Thomas Rosenkranz, piano

String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92 “Kabardinian”
By Sergei Prokofiev
2025 UMKC Conservatory Graduate Fellowship String Quartet
Caroline Beckman, violin
Qiufan Chen, violin
Krystal Xiao, viola
Seungchan Song, cello

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