Program Notes: Beethoven's Second Symphony (December 1, 2023)
Program December 1, 2023 David Danzmayr, conductor Jelena Dirks, oboe Jessie Montgomery Strum for string orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams...
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tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community
with the st. louis symphony orchestra
- Nov 6
- 11 min
Program Notes: Korngold and Dvořák (November 17-19, 2023)
Program November 17-19, 2023 Christian Reif, conductor Randall Goosby, violin Vítězslava Kaprálová Rustic Suite, op. 19 Erich Wolfgang...
- Nov 6
- 5 min
Program Notes: Cavalleria rusticana In Concert (November 11-12, 2023)
Program November 11-12, 2023 James Gaffigan, conductor Heidi Melton, soprano (Santuzza) Antonio Poli, tenor (Turiddu) Meredith Arwady,...
- Oct 30
- 11 min
Program Notes: Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto (November 3, 5, 2023)
Program November 3, 5, 2023 Stéphane Denève, conductor Paul Lewis, piano Christoph Willibald Gluck *arranged by Felix Mottl "Dance of the...
- Oct 5
- 12 min
Program Notes: Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto (October 20-21, 2023)
Program October 20-21, 2023 Elim Chan, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano Elizabeth Ogonek Moondog (first SLSO performance) Ludwig van...
- Oct 5
- 12 min
Program Notes: Mozart and Brahms (October 13 & 15, 2023)
rogram October 13, 15, 2023 Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Benjamin Beilman, violin Hannah Eisendle heliosis (U.S. premiere) W.A. Mozart...
- Sep 8
- 11 min
Program Notes: Beethoven's First Piano Concerto (September 29-30, 2023)
Jonathan Biss performes Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
- Sep 7
- 11 min
Program Notes: Opening Weekend with Hilary Hahn (September 23-24, 2023)
After 21 years, Hilary Hahn returns to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor.
- Apr 26
- 6 min
Program Notes: The Damnation of Faust (May 5-6, 2023)
Music Director Stéphane Denève performs one of his favorite works, Hector Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, with a dream cast of vocalists.
- Apr 24
- 8 min
Program Notes: The Rite of Spring (April 29-30, 2023)
Program April 29-30, 2023 Stéphane Denève, conductor Piotr Anderszewski, piano Gabriela Lena Frank Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra (2017)...
- Apr 10
- 7 min
Program Notes: Slatkin Conducts Strauss (April 22-23, 2023)
Conductor Leonard Slatkin returns to lead a Spanish themed program with cellist Joshua Roman and violist Beth Guterman Chu.
- Apr 3
- 9 min
Program Notes: Elgar's Enigma Variations (April 15-16, 2023)
Stephanie Childress conducts Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations and pianist Lisa de la Salle performs Frédéric Chopin's Second Piano Concerto
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Features Concerto Competition Winner (March 19, 2023)
Stephanie Childress leads the Youth Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich and concerto competition winner Ayman Amerin plays Brahms.
- Mar 6
- 8 min
Program Notes: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (March 16, 2023)
Stéphane Denève conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, Prokofiev, and Greig's Piano Concerto with pianist Vikingur Ólafsson as soloist.
- Feb 27
- 8 min
Program Notes: Beethoven and Mendelssohn (March 10-11, 2023)
Nicholas McGegan conducts music inspired by the work of famed author Goethe: Beethoveen's Egmont and Mendelssohn's The First Walpurgisnacht.
- Feb 20
- 7 min
Program Notes: Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony (March 3-4, 2023)
Stephanie Childress conducts Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony, a new work by Oswald Huỳnh, and a Haydn concerto with pianist Peter Henderson.
- Feb 6
- 8 min
Program Notes: Debussy and Ravel (February 18-19, 2023)
Stéphane Denève conducts a program of Debussy, Chausson, and Ravel with Tessa Lark as soloist.
- Jan 30
- 7 min
Program Notes: Tchaikovsky and MacMillan (February 10-11, 2023)
MacMillan conducts a program of MacMillan, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky with violinist Nikola Benedetti.
- Jan 17
- 8 min
Program Notes: Bernstein and Sibelius (January 28-29, 2023)
Stéphane Denève conducts Bernstein (with violinist James Ehnes), Sibelius, and a world premiere by James Lee III.
- Jan 9
- 8 min
Program Notes: Grimaud Plays Brahms (January 21-22, 2023)
Stéphane Denève, conductor, Hélène Grimaud, piano, perform music by Detlev Glanert, Kevin Puts, and Johannes Brahms.
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