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.
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- Sep 26
- 7 min
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 19
- 6 min
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 6
- 7 min
Program Notes: Opening Weekend (September 17-18, 2022)
Stephane conducts music of Jacques Ibert, Antonin Dvorak, and Nathalie Joachim, who joins as guest artist.
- May 23
- 5 min
Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Performs Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony (May 29, 2022)
Stephanie Childress and Leonard Slatkin conduct the SLSO Youth Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and Slatkin's Bachanalia
- May 2
- 7 min
Program Notes: Mahler and Joachim (May 6-7, 2022)
Stéphane Denève conducts the world premiere of Nathalie Joachim's "Family" with the IN UNISON Chorus, along with works by Bruch and Mahler.
- Apr 25
- 7 min
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 18
- 7 min
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 4
- 6 min
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.
- Mar 21
- 4 min
Youth Orchestra Performs Sibelius' Second Symphony (March 27, 2022)
Stephanie Childress conducts the YO in Sibelius' Second Symphony with Saariaha's Lumière et Pesanteur and Crusell's Clarinet Concerto No. 2
- Mar 14
- 6 min
Program Notes: Thibaudet Plays Gershwin (March 18-19, 2022)
Stéphane conducts Lee, Gershwin with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Rachmaninoff.
- Mar 7
- 7 min
Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts The Firebird (March 12-13, 2022)
Stéphane Denève conducts Garrop, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, and Stravinsky.
- Feb 28
- 5 min
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 7
- 7 min
Mendelssohn and Bach (February 11-12, 2022)
Stephane conducts Bach, Haydn, Wagner, and Mendelssohn
- Jan 31
- 5 min
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 24
- 5 min
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 10
- 6 min
Program Notes: Romeo and Juliet (January 15-16, 2022)
Stéphane Denève conducts music of Valerie Coleman, Samuel Barber, and Sergei Prokofiev.
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Program Notes: Stéphane, Beethoven, and Brahms (January 7-8, 2022)
Stephane Deneve conducts Glanert's Brahms-Fantasie, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Shai Wosner, and Brahms Symphony No. 1
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Program: Mercy Holiday Celebration (December 15-19, 2021)
Check laughter and cheer off your holiday list with favorite holiday classics performed by the orchestra and Denzal Sinclaire.
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Program: A Gospel Christmas (December 9, 2021)
Ring in the holiday season with gospel renditions of holiday favorites with Oleta Adams, the IN UNISON Chorus, and your SLSO.