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SYMPHONY AT HOME BROADCAST SERIES

Radio Kansas, in partnership with the Wichita Symphony, brings Symphony concerts to the airwaves. Katelyn Mattson hosts broadcasts of each Masterworks concert programs in the season. Scroll down for the full broadcast schedule and information on how to listen:

Upcoming Radio Broadcasts

All concerts are broadcast on Fridays at 7:00 PM on Radio Kansas, 90.1 FM in the Hutchinson and Wichita area, 89.5 FM in the Salina and Manhattan area, and 90.9 FM in the Great Bend and Hays area. To learn more about Radio Kansas and their programming or listen online, visit radiokansas.org.

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Beethoven 9

Radio Broadcast: Friday, September 5, 2025
Live Performance: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Wichita Symphony Chorus
Cristina Castaldi, Soprano
Hilary Taylor, Mezzo-Soprano
Cole McIlquham, Tenor
Alan Held, Bass
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Beethoven 9 Program Notes

Symphonic Metamorphosis

Radio Broadcast: Friday, January 16, 2026
Live Performance: Sunday, October 5, 2025
Alexi Kenney, Violin
Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Christopher Theofanidis: Rainbow Body
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis

Beethoven's Emperor

Radio Broadcast: Friday, January 23, 2026
Live Performance: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Michelle Cann, Piano
Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 63

What Music Is

Radio Broadcast: Friday, January 30, 2026
Live Performance: Sunday, November 16, 2025
Thomas Heuser, Guest Conductor
Bill Barclay, Narrator
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst for Orchestra
Edward Elgar: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Kaija Saariaho: Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, "Classical"
Gustav Holst: "Jupiter" from The Planets

Voyage to Vienna

Radio Broadcast: Friday, April 10, 2026
Live Performance: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Leonid Shukaev, Cello
Anna Clyne: Restless Oceans
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue

Radio Broadcast: Friday, April 17, 2026
Live Performance: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Jeffrey Biegel, Piano
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
Boyd Eagle: Caprice
Peter Boyer: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
Leonard Bernstein: "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

The Firebird

Radio Broadcast: Friday, April 24, 2026
Live Performance: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Holly Mulcahy, Violin
Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman Overture
Daniel Perttu: Stealing From Birds
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite [1945]

Verdi Requiem

Radio Broadcast: Friday, May 1, 2026
Live Performance: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Wichita Symphony Chorus
Shannon Jennings, Soprano
Christine Goerke, Mezzo-Soprano
Victor Starsky, Tenor
Raymond Aceto, Bass
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da requiem

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