The UMKC Conservatory Hour - Dvořák’s grand ambitions and Beethoven's poetic sonata

By Rodrigo Camargo,

Published November 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM CST

UMKC Conservatory Orchestra members during a Crescendo performance in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center, spring 2025 — UMKC Conservatory Orchestra members performing at the Kauffman Center, spring 2025

In this week’s UMKC Conservatory Hour, we’ll hear Antonín Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”, performed by Conservatory orchestra and faculty.

Host

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

Program

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Jeffrey Savage, piano

Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
By Antonín Dvořák
UMKC Conservatory Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Stern, guest conductor

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