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Tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community
with your St. Louis Symphony Orchestra


Program Notes: Handel's Messiah (December 2-4, 2022)
Laurence Cummings and four talented guest vocalists make their SLSO debuts performing Handel’s Messiah with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus.
Nov 21, 20224 min read


Program Notes: Pines of Rome (November 26-27, 2022)
Xian Zhang conducts a program full of Italian influence with the work of Respighi, Rossini, and Rachmaninoff performed by pianist George Li.
Nov 14, 20228 min read


Program Notes: The Planets (November 18-20, 2022)
Stéphane Denève leads Gustav Holt's The Planets, the World Premiere of Connesson's Astéria, and music from Ngwenyama and Lee III.
Nov 7, 20228 min read


Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Concert (November 13, 2022)
Norman Huynh leads the Youth Orchestra in a program that includes the work of Chabrier, Dvořák, Kats-Chernin, and Stravinsky.
Oct 31, 20226 min read


Program Notes: Beethoven's Fourth Symphony (November 11-12, 2022)
John Storgårds conducts Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, the U.S. Premiere of Grime's Violin Concerto, and Sibelius' Night Ride and Sunrise
Oct 31, 20225 min read


Program Notes: Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto (October 28-29, 2022)
Thomas Søndergård conducts Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Stephen Hough, plus music of Liadov and Prokofiev.
Oct 17, 20225 min read


Program Notes: Jeanine De Bique and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus (October 21-22, 2022)
Stéphane Denève conducts music of Reena Esmail, Florent Schmitt, and Francis Poulenc, with soprano Jenine De Bique and the Symphony Chorus.
Oct 10, 20228 min read


Program Notes: Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto (October 15-16, 2022)
Hannu Lintu conducts Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein, plus Corigliano's First Symphony.
Oct 3, 20225 min read


Program Notes: Pictures at an Exhibition (October 7-8, 2022)
Jonathon Heyward conducts Saariaho, Bologne, and Mussorgsky, with SLSO violinist Hannah Ji as soloist.
Sep 26, 20227 min read


Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts Mahler (September 30-October 1, 2022)
Denève conducts Das Lied von der Erde with Kelley O'Connor and Clay Hilley, Takemitsu's Night Signal, and Qigang Chen's L'Éloignement
Sep 19, 20226 min read


Program Notes: Opening Weekend (September 17-18, 2022)
Stephane conducts music of Jacques Ibert, Antonin Dvorak, and Nathalie Joachim, who joins as guest artist.
Sep 6, 20227 min read


Program Notes: From The Sea to The Stars (April 30-May 1, 2022)
Amy Kaiser's final concert as Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus.
Apr 25, 20227 min read


Program Notes: Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony (April 22-23, 2022)
Kirill Karabits conducts the SLSO in Franghiz Ali-Zadeh's Nagillar, Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto, and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.
Apr 18, 20227 min read


Program Notes: New World Symphony (April 8-10, 2022)
Stephanie Childress conducts Jean Sibelius' En Saga, Jessie Montgomery's Rounds with pianist Awadagin Pratt, and Antonin Dvorak's New World.
Apr 4, 20226 min read


Program Notes: Thibaudet Plays Gershwin (March 18-19, 2022)
Stéphane conducts Lee, Gershwin with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Rachmaninoff.
Mar 14, 20226 min read


Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts The Firebird (March 12-13, 2022)
Stéphane Denève conducts Garrop, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, and Stravinsky.
Mar 7, 20227 min read


Program Notes: Mozart's Requiem (March 4-6, 2022)
Dmitry Sinkovsky conducts, sings, and plays violin; and guest soloists and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus join for Mozart's Requiem.
Feb 28, 20225 min read


Mendelssohn and Bach (February 11-12, 2022)
Stephane conducts Bach, Haydn, Wagner, and Mendelssohn
Feb 7, 20227 min read


Program Notes: Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky (February 5-6, 2022)
Elim Chan conducts Tan Dun's The Tears of Nature with Martin Grubinger, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2.
Jan 31, 20225 min read


Program Notes: Adams Conducts Adams (January 28-29, 2022)
John Adams conducts music by Gabriella Smith and Jean Sibelius, and his own piano concerto with Jeremy Denk.
Jan 24, 20225 min read
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