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2008-09 promises quality and variety
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 8pm, Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano John ADAMS Guide to Strange Places Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Friday, October 3, 2008 at 10:30am,Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 8pm,Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 3pm David Robertson, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion Mozart The Abduction from the Seraglio Overture Steven Mackey Time Release OCT 3 ONLY HK Gruber Rough Music (US Premiere) OCT 4 ONLY Christopher Rouse Der gerettete Alberich OCT 5 ONLY
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Friday, October 10, 2008 at 8pm, Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 8pm, Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 3pm Hans Graf, conductor David Halen, violin
Jonathan Vinocour, viola PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical” MOZART Sinfonia concertante, K. 364 STRAVINSKY Scènes de Ballet
BIZET Symphony in C
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 8pm, Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 8pm
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 (1890 version; Ed. Nowak [1955])
Friday, October 24, 2008 at 8pm, Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8pm, Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 3pm Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano Mussorgsky/Shostakovich Dawn on the Moskva River from Khovanshchina Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées STRAVINSKY Capriccio Messiaen Oiseaux exotiques Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 8pm,Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 3pm Nicholas McGegan, conductor Barbara Orland, oboe Andrew Gott, bassoon Alison Harney, violin Melissa Brooks, cello Laura Claycomb, soprano Thomas Cooley, tenor Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director Mendelssohn Fair Melusine Overture Haydn Sinfonia concertante Handel Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 8pm,Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin (Mackey) John Patitucci, electric bass and electric bass guitar (Turnage) Mark-Anthony Turnage A Prayer Out of Stillness Steven Mackey Beautiful Passing (US Premiere)
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Guitar Festival
Friday, November 21, 2008 at 8pm, Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, viola Bartók Viola Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Friday, November 28, 2008 at 8pm, Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 8pm Marc Albrecht, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano RAVEL Mother Goose Suite Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 R. STRAUSS Don Juan R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Friday, December 5, 2008 at 10:30am, Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 8pm, Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3pm Michael Christie, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano BARBER Essay No. 1 CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 3
________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 8pm, Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 3pm David Robertson, conductor Jessica Rivera, soprano Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano Steven Rickards, Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, countertenors Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone Saint Louis Symphony Chorus Amy Kaiser, director The St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Barbara Berner, director
John ADAMS El Niño
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, January 9, 2009 at 8pm James Gaffigan, conductor
Kelly Kaduce, soprano Verdi La forza del destino Overture Verdi arias from La Traviata Puccini arias from Madama Butterfly and Gianni Schicchi WAGNER Symphonic Suite from “The Ring of the Nieblungs,” including “Ride of the Valkyries”
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, January 16, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 8pm Philippe Jordan, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde BERG Seven Early Songs
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 ________________________________________________________________________
Friday, January 23, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 8pm Edward Gardner, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, January 30, 2009 at 10:30am, Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano HAYDN Symphony No. 92, “Oxford” R. STRAUSS Burleske George BENJAMIN Dance Figures SZYMANOWSKI Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie concertante)
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, February 6, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 8pm,Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 3pm Xian Zhang, conductor
Daniel Lee, cello CHEN YI Si Ji (Four Seasons) ELGAR Cello Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 ________________________________________________________________________
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor Christine Brewer, soprano Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano Marcus Haddock, tenor Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director
VERDI Requiem
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:30am, Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 8pm, Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 3pm Jun Märkl, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Todd Wilson, organ LISZT Les Préludes Dvořák Piano Concerto Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, March 6, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago BACH Movements from Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 & 1 STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet BERNSTEIN Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
RAVEL Boléro Dance Festival
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Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago MOZART Symphony No. 40 BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
RAVEL Boléro Dance Festival
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, March 13, 2009 at 10:30am and 8pm,Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8pm Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Mark Sparks, flute VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis NIELSEN Flute Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 8pm, Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 3pm David Robertson, conductor
Richard Goode, piano Brett DEAN Carlo BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, March 27, 2009 at 8pm, Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 3pm David Robertson, conductor Karita Mattila, soprano
Anssi Karttunen, cello WAGNER Parsifal, Good Friday Music ZIMMERMANN Canto di Speranza, for cello and orchestra Kaija SAARIAHO Mirage (US Premiere), for soprano, cello and orchestra
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 ________________________________________________________________________
Friday, April 17, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 8pm David Zinman, conductor Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano Matthew Polenzani, tenor Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone Joshua Winograde, bass Saint Louis Symphony Chorus Amy Kaiser, director The St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Barbara Berner, director
BERLIOZ La Damnation de Faust
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, April 24, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 8pm, Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 3pm Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin ELGAR Cockaigne Overture BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, May 1, 2009 at 10:30am, Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8pm Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 DEBUSSY/RAVEL Sarabande
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
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Friday, May 8, 2009 at 8pm, Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 8pm, Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 3pm David Robertson, conductor Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano Jennifer Dudley, mezzo-soprano Brandon Jovanovich, tenor Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director Thomas ADÈS Asyla
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, “Choral”
________________________________________________________________________ CLASSICAL DETOURS SERIES AT POWELL SYMPHONY HALL
Fridays at 6:30pm
October 3, 2008: David Robertson, conductor, English Pomp (& Circumstance)
October 31, 2008: Nicholas McGegan, conductor, Transylvanian Halloween
December 12, 2008: David Robertson, conductor, Discover America
January 30, 2009: David Robertson, conductor, Latin American Carnival
March 20, 2009: David Robertson, conductor, Middle East Crossroads
________________________________________________________________________ FAMILY CONCERTS AT POWELL SYMPHONY HALL Sundays 3-4pm
Conductor, tba :October 19, 2008, Peter and the Wolf November 30, 2008
Picture the Music January 18, 2009
Orchestral Magic March 8, 2009 Dance & Music: Boléro David Robertson conducting, with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
_______________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENTS AT POWELL SYMPHONY HALL Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 7:30pm Friday, December 19, 2008 at 7:30pm Robert Ray, conductor Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
A GOSPEL CHRISTMAS
________________________________________________________________________ Friday, December 19, 2008 at 2pm Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:30pm Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 2pm Conductor, tba The St. Louis Children’s Choirs Barbara Berner, director THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 7:30pm Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor OZ WITH ORCHESTRA The Wizard of Oz with score played by the SLSO
________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 7:30pm
David Robertson, conductor
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT
________________________________________________________________________ BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 7:30pm Robert Ray, conductor Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus LIFT EVERY VOICE: BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
______________________________________________________________________ TOUHILL SUNDAYS WITH THE SLSO Sundays at 2pm At the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center November 23, 2008
Explosions: Percussion Festival4 January 11, 2009 SLSO Performs Opera James Gaffigan, conductor
Kelly Kaduce, soprano March 15, 2009 Discover Beethoven Nicholas McGegan, conductor Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral” with multi-media presentation
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GUITAR FESTIVAL Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8pm At the Pageant in the U-City Loop Music by Zappa, Varèse, and Glenn Branca Steven Mackey, guitar John Patitucci, guitar Jason Vieaux, guitar
St. Louis guest guitarists Friday, November 14, 2008 at 8pm Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8pm At Powell Symphony Hall David Robertson, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin (Mackey) John Patitucci, electric bass and electric bass guitar (Turnage) Mark-Anthony Turnage A Prayer Out of Stillness Steven Mackey Beautiful Passing (US Premiere)
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Other programs and locations to be announced.
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DANCE FESTIVAL Friday, March 6, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago BACH Movements from Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 & 1 STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet BERNSTEIN Prelude, Fugue & Riffs RAVEL Boléro
Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago MOZART Symphony No. 40 BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
RAVEL Boléro Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 2pm Family Concert Dance & Music: Boléro David Robertson conducting, with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
________________________________________________________________________ THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY Friday, September 19, 2008 at 7:30pm Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 7:30pm Markus Huber, conductor Saint Louis Symphony Chorus Amy Kaiser, director The St. Louis Children’s Choirs Barbara Berner, director Howard SHORE The Lord of the Rings Symphony
________________________________________________________________________ THE SOLDIER’S TALE AND FRANKENSTEIN!! Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor
Narrator, tba HK GRUBER Frankenstein!! STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale
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Come to "Nine Shades of Blue: Reflections on the Blues," a jazz concert by the Webster University jazz faculty at 7 p.m., Sept. 8, at the Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood Ave. For information, call 314-968-7128.
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Grant's Farm will host Wednesday night concerts through Oct. 1. It's a 7 p.m. start time for The Blazin’ Bluegrass in the Bauernhof series. Aug. 27 it's Arlington; Sept. 3 - David Davis and The Warrior River Boys; Sept. 10 - Special Consensus; Sept. 17 - Grass Pack; Sept. 24 - Cumberland Gap; Oct. 1 - The Wells Family. Concerts are free; parking is $10.
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Join the Young Friends of the Zoo from 6-10 p.m. Aug. 27 for Jammin' at the Zoo. Enjoy the sounds of such bands as All4Nothin, Kim Massie and Mo and Dawn.
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Southern rapper Lil Wayne will be at the Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University at 8 p.m. Aug. 30. Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Aug. 16.
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As part of the Japanese Festival , enjoy music for Harp and Violin with the Watanabe Due at 6:30, Aug. 30 at Shoenberg Auditorium of the Missoouri Botanical Garden.
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New Music Circle presents the 27-piece Vinny Golia Large Ensemble at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 27 at the Webster University Webster Community Music School 534 Garden Ave. Admission: $15, $7 students New Music Circle has assembled a 27-piece group of top local and national talent for the concert.
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The San Francisco Guitar Quartet, a well regarded chamber ensemble, performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Community Music School of Webster University ’s Concert Hall, 535 Garden Ave. For information, call 314-968-7032.
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"Carmen" will be presented by Union Avenue Opera at 8 p.m. Aug. 22, 23, 29 and 30. And 3 p.m. Aug. 24.
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