Conductor Joshua Weilerstein chats about Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, nerdy piano improvisation duels, and how cultural identity shapes our way of listening to music.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Joshua’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Ludwig van Beethoven  Lausanne Chamber Orchestra performs all of Beethoven’s symphonies  Article explaining Beethoven’s challenging of Steibelt to a piano improvisation duel  Reenactment of a piano improvisation duel of Beethoven vs Steibelt in Vienna at the turn of the 19th century  Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony  NPR article about the Eroica Symphony  The riot in the audience at the premier of Igor Stravinksy’s Rite of Spring  Mahler’s Symphony No. 6  Jan Swafford’s book on Beethoven  Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 conducted by Leonard Bernstein    Support Joshua: Website: https://joshuaweilerstein.com/ Facebook: @joshuaweilerstein  Instagram: @joshuaweilerstein  Twitter: @joshweilerstein  Sticky Notes podcast hosted by Joshua Sticky Notes Patreon page    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @OutsidetheMusicBox  Instagram: @outsidethemusicbox  Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox  Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com