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    tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community 

    with the st. louis symphony orchestra

    Program Notes: Mahler and Joachim (May 6-7, 2022)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: From The Sea to The Stars (April 30-May 1, 2022)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony (April 22-23, 2022)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: New World Symphony (April 8-10, 2022)
    • 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.
    Youth Orchestra Performs Sibelius' Second Symphony (March 27, 2022)
    • 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
    Program Notes: Thibaudet Plays Gershwin (March 18-19, 2022)
    • Mar 14
    • 6 min

    Program Notes: Thibaudet Plays Gershwin (March 18-19, 2022)

    Stéphane conducts Lee, Gershwin with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Rachmaninoff.
    Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts The Firebird (March 12-13, 2022)
    • Mar 7
    • 7 min

    Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts The Firebird (March 12-13, 2022)

    Stéphane Denève conducts Garrop, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, and Stravinsky.
    Program Notes: Mozart's Requiem (March 4-6, 2022)
    • 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.
    Mendelssohn and Bach (February 11-12, 2022)
    • Feb 7
    • 7 min

    Mendelssohn and Bach (February 11-12, 2022)

    Stephane conducts Bach, Haydn, Wagner, and Mendelssohn
     Program Notes: Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky (February 5-6, 2022)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: Adams Conducts Adams (January 28-29, 2022)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: Romeo and Juliet (January 15-16, 2022)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: Stéphane, Beethoven, and Brahms (January 7-8, 2022)
    • 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
    Program: Mercy Holiday Celebration (December 15-19, 2021)
    • 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.
    Program: A Gospel Christmas (December 9, 2021)
    • 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.
    Program Notes: Nic McGegan's Bach (December 3-5, 2021)
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Program Notes: Nic McGegan's Bach (December 3-5, 2021)

    C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in C major, Cello Concerto in A major, Sinfonia in E minor J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 6 and No. 1
    Program Notes: Scheherazade (November 27-28, 2021)
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Program Notes: Scheherazade (November 27-28, 2021)

    In memory of Sarah Bryan Miller Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
    Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Performs Brahms' Second Symphony (November 21, 2021)
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Performs Brahms' Second Symphony (November 21, 2021)

    Richard Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2
    Program Notes: Schubert's Great (November 19-20, 2021)
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Program Notes: Schubert's Great (November 19-20, 2021)

    Anna Clyne's PIVOT, Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9
    Program Notes: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (November 13-14, 2021)
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Program Notes: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (November 13-14, 2021)

    Carlos Simon's Fate Now Conquers, Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto, and Ludwiv van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
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