SLSO Presents

The SLSO presents an exciting array of special events: Hollywood film classics, New Orleans jazz legends, five sensational virtuosos, and a Broadway valentine with David Robertson and Orli Shaham.

New Year’s Eve Concert

SPECIAL EVENT

- Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 7:30pm

David Robertson, conductor

The program for the SLSO’s annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the best-kept– and most-enjoyed–secrets of the year. It’s a surprise party of entertainment, but as anyone knows who’s been here before, David Robertson and the SLSO will make this the first (and best) stop on your New Year’s Eve revels.

Broadway Valentine

SPECIAL EVENT

- Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 3pm

David Robertson, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano

Ain’t love grand? Especially as it’s expressed in this concert of fantastic Broadway show tunes by George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Orli Shaham plays Gershwin’s scintillating piano concerto, with her husband David Robertson conducting.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

SPECIAL EVENT

- Friday, February 20, 2009 at 7:30pm

The "house" band for the birthplace of jazz. Preservation Hall sits at the heart of the French Quarter, and the musicians who make up the band learned from legends who played with the forefathers of New Orleans jazz: Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and others. Spirits preserved.

Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration

SPECIAL EVENT

- Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 7:30pm

Robert Ray, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus

Join the SLSO and the Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus for the Black History Month Concert. Celebrate the rich experience of African and African-American culture that has influenced musical composition over the past three centuries and shaped the lives of people around the world.

The 5 Browns

SPECIAL EVENT

- Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 7:30pm

Take five precociously gifted siblings (Juilliard-trained, no less), five pianos, and some of the greatest music ever written, with that music superbly played at a feverpitch by those five siblings—and you get some small sense of the phenomenon that is The 5 Browns. Bring your whole family for an awesome entertainment experience.