Photos: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Performs in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

By Eric Dundon

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra continued its 2023 European tour with a performance in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a city midway between Brussels and Amsterdam.

A newer hall with contemporary lighting and an engaged audience, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson charmed the crowd, earning a standing ovation for his performance on Grieg's Piano Concerto.

The tour continues with concerts in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Madrid, Spain.

The SLSO performed in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, for the first time.

Associate Principal Trumpet Tom Drake plays during Symphonic Dances.

The SLSO violins during the Grieg Piano Concerto.

Bassoonist Julia Paine.

From left: cellist Bjorn Ranheim, flutist Ann Choomack, and trumpet player Austin Williams warm up back stage.

SLSO double basses.

The conclusion of Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges Suite.

Clockwise from front left: violist Chris Tantillo, violinist Shawn Weil, cellist Bjorn Ranheim, and violist Jonathan Chu.

The audience looks over the trumpet and trombone sections.

The SLSO performs at the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven.

Music Director Stéphane Denève and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.

From left: violinist Jessie Chen and Nicolae Bica.

SLSO cellists.

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson performs the Grieg Piano Concerto.

Music Director Stéphane Denève leads Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances.