The 2009-2010 Season

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Kinder Konzerts

EDUCATION SERIES (grades K-3)
Presented by the Danis Family, May Department Stores and Bank of America Foundation

Wednesday, September. 16, 2009 at 9:30am &11am
Tuesday, September. 22, 2009 at 9:30am &11am

BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Composer Benjamin Britten gives an entertaining tour of the orchestra by
way of music itself.

Forest Park Concert

Thursday, September 17 at 7pm

Ward Stare, conductor

Free - Forest Park, Art Hill, St. Louis

The Orchestra performs a free concert on the eve of the Balloon Glow and Balloon Race in the magnificent Forest Park.

SLSO Presents The Blue Planet Live!

SLSO PRESENTS

- Saturday, September 19 at 7:30pm
- Sunday, September 20 at 2pm

Ward Stare, conductor

SLSO goes Blue! The SLSO dives into the depths of the sea and explores The Blue Planet LIVE! Remarkable film sequences from the acclaimed BBC/Discovery Channel documentary series Blue Planet, breathtaking undersea film footage projected onto a giant screen, with Emmy Award-winner George Fenton’s original score performed live by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Swim with Sharks. Dive with Dolphins. Experience The Blue Planet Live!

Mahler's Fifth

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, September 25, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Daniel Lee, cello

OSVALDO GOLIJOV Azul
MAHLER Symphony No. 5

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

FAMILY CONCERT

Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Pulitzer Concert

Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30pm

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Blvd

Blazing Brass!

ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by The Boeing Company

Friday, October 2, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Nicolas Hodges, piano
with the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets (50th anniversary year)

COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2
HARRIS Symphony No. 3
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta

Midsummer Night’s Dream

ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by Thompson Coburn LLP

Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3pm

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Carolyn Banham, English horn
Women of the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

HANDEL Occasional Oratorio Overture
FIALA English Horn Concerto in E-flat major
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream

1812 Overture

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by MasterCard

Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert)
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8pm

Bramwell Tovey, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

BALAKIREV In Bohemia
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
BORODIN Symphony No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture

Choral Spectacular!

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7pm (SoundCheck Concert for Students)
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves, tenor
Jubilant Sykes, baritone
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
Robert Ray, director

IVES The Unanswered Question
BARBER Adagio for Strings
ROLLO DILWORTH TBA (World Premiere)
TIPPETT A Child of Our Time

Gala Concert with Yo-Yo Ma

Presented by Centene Corporation

- Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 7pm

David Robertson, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
DVOŘÁK  Cello Concerto

The SLSO’s first Gala Concert since 1999 features one of the greatest musicians of our time, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, one of the composer’s most tender and heartfelt works.

For information on Gala packages, including cocktails, concert tickets and post-concert dinner and dancing, please click here or call 314-286-4446.

Powerful Percussion

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion

STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale
TAN DUN Water Concerto
BRIGHT SHENG Colors of Crimson
BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite

Movie Music of John Williams

SLSO PRESENTS

Saturday, November 7 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 8 at 2pm

David Robertson, conductor

This performance highlights John Williams' most celebrated works, including music from Star Wars, E.T., Schindler's List and Harry Potter. 

Young People's Concert

EDUCATION SERIES (grades 4-6)
Presented by the Danis Family, May Department Stores and Bank of America Foundation

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:30am & 11am
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:30am & 11am

Ward Stare, conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker (excerpts)
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite

Two of the most popular and exciting works of music ever written.

Mozart’s “Elvira Madigan”

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 8pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Robert Levin, piano

BERLIOZ Béatrice et Bénédict Overture
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
ELGAR Symphony No. 1

Youth Orchestra

Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

MENDELSSOHN  Symphony 5, “Reformation”

Pulitzer Concert

Wednesday, Nov 18 at 7:30pm

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Blvd

Virtuoso Stephen Hough

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert)
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano (Whitaker Guest Artist)

HANDEL Concerto a due cori No. 3
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
HAYDN Symphony No. 59 “Fire”
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”

Young Adult Concert

EDUCATION SERIES (grades 7-12)
Presented by Bank of America Foundation

Tues, Nov. 24, 2009 at 10am

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite

Two of the most popular and exciting works of music ever written.

Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony

ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by American Airlines

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8pm

Ward Stare, conductor

BARBER Essay No. 2
PROKOFIEV Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Nutcracker & Firebird

FAMILY CONCERT

Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite

Romantic Brahms

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, December 4, 2009 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert)
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3pm

Peter Oundjian, conductor
David Halen, violin

JOHN ESTACIO Frenergy
BARBER Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Handel’s Messiah

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3pm

Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Whitaker Guest Artist)
Dominique Labelle, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
James Gilchrist, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

HANDEL Messiah

A Gospel Christmas

HOLIDAY CONCERT

Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7:30pm 

Robert Ray, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
            Robert Ray, director
Guest artist, TBD

A night of soul-stirring Gospel music at Powell Hall with the Saint Louis Symphony In Unison® Chorus, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Robert Ray.

SLSO Holiday Celebration

HOLIDAY CONCERT
Presented by Scottrade and the Monsanto Fund

Friday, December 18, 2009 at 2pm & 7:30pm 
Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 2pm

Ward Stare, conductor
The St. Louis Children’s Choirs
            Barbara Berner, artistic director
Guest artist, TBD

Popular songs and orchestral favorites that define the spirit of the season.  Ward Stare leads the Orchestra.  And you'll find candy canes, egg-nog, hot chocolate and Santa in the foyer!

New Year's Eve Concert

SLSO PRESENTS

Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 7:30pm

David Robertson, conductor

David Robertson and the SLSO will make this the first (and best) stop on your New Year's Eve revels.

Whitaker Room complimentary champagne and valet parking available for qualifying donors.  Call (314) 286-4446 for more information.

The Magical Music of Walt Disney

SLSO PRESENTS

Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 7:30pm                                    
Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 2pm

David Robertson, conductor 

A concert of symphonic arrangements from the archives of The Walt Disney Studio performed live by the SLSO and synchronozied with still images from Disney's film classics, including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Tarzan and more on the Powell screen.

Symphonie Fantastique

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8pm

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Ingrid Fliter, piano

MAGNUS LINDBERG Parada
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

All-Beethoven

FAMILY CONCERT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

BEETHOVEN Overture to Fidelio
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

Pines of Rome

ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by MasterCard

Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm

Stéphane Denève, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
CONNESSON A Glimmer in the Age of Darkness
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

Pulitzer Concert

Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30pm

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Blvd

Beethoven’s Fifth

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by MasterCard

Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert)
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

The Mighty “Eroica” Symphony

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by American Airlines

Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3pm

David Robertson, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

The Mighty “Eroica” Symphony

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by American Airlines

Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Valentine’s Romance

ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by Thompson Coburn LLP

Friday, February 12, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 8pm
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 3pm

Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Viviane Hagner, violin

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-fantasy
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BERLIOZ Love Scene from Romeo et Juliette
RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé

Kinder Konzerts

EDUCATION SERIES (grades K-3)
Presented by the Danis Family, May Department Stores and Bank of America Foundation

Tuesday, February. 16, 2010 at 9:30am &11am
Wednesday, February. 17, 2010 at 9:30am &11am

GRIEG Peer Gynt
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean

They say that every picture tells a story, and so can music.

Young People's Concert

EDUCATION SERIES (grades 4-6)
Presented by the Danis Family, May Department Stores and Bank of America Foundation

Thursday, February. 18, 2010 at 9:30 & 11 am
Tuesday, February. 23, 2010 at 9:30 & 11 am

GRIEG Peer Gynt
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean

Discover how music can tell fantastic tales. The SLSO performs Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite and Badelt's Pirates of the Caribbean.

Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration

SLSO PRESENTS

Friday, February 19, 2010 at 7:30pm

Robert Ray, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
            Robert Ray, director
Guest artist, TBD

Bugs Bunny On Broadway

SLSO PRESENTS

Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:30pm                                
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 2pm

George Daugherty, conductor

Bugs Bunny is coming to Powell Hall!  "Bugs Bunny on Broadway" is a concert-long collection of classic Warner Brothers cartoons.  All your favorites projected on a large screen with the music performed live by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. 

Mozart’s Requiem

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by American Airlines

Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8pm

Roberto Abbado, conductor
Rachel Harnisch, soprano
Marianna Pizzolato, mezzo-soprano
Alek Shrader, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

MOZART Masonic Funeral Music
LUCA FRANCESCONI Cobalt, Scarlet: Two Colors of Dawn
MOZART Requiem, K. 626

The Planets

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by MasterCard

Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Women of the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

LIGETI Violin Concerto
HOLST The Planets

Youth Orchestra

Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

VAUGHN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER Chasing Light...

Pulitzer Concert

Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30pm

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Blvd

Meredith Monk

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

STRAVINSKY Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum
MEREDITH MONK New Work (World Premiere)*
MEREDITH MONK Night
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

*Jointly commissioned by Grand Center Inc. and Los Angeles Master Chorale, with support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts.

André Previn

ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by American Airlines

Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8pm

André Previn, conductor and piano (Whitaker Guest Artist)

ANDRÉ PREVIN Diversions
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3

American Heritage

FAMILY CONCERT

Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

BERNSTEIN Candide Overture
COPLAND Hoedown
COPLAND Appalachian Spring (excerpts)
JOPLIN Maple Leaf Rag
JOHN WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List

Young Adult Concert

EDUCATION SERIES (grades 7-12)
Presented by Bank of America Foundation

Tues, Mar. 23, 2010 at 10am

BERNSTEIN Candide Overture
COPLAND Hoedown
COPLAND Appalachian Springs (excerpts)
JOPLIN Maple Leaf Rag
JOHN WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List

American music is as diverse as the people who make it.

Mozart & Shostakovich

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert)
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3pm

Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

Gil Shaham Plays Prokofiev

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8pm

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin (Whitaker Guest Artist)

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
JOHN ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony

The Phenomenal Gil Shaham

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3pm

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin (Whitaker Guest Artist)

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2, K. 211
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz,” K. 425

California Tour - Los Angeles

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 8pm

Disney Hall, Los Angeles

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2, K. 211
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz,” K. 425

California Tour - Palm Desert

Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8pm

McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
JOHN ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony

California Tour - UC-Davis

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8pm

Mondavi Center, UC-Davis

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
JOHN ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony

California Tour - San Francisco

Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8pm

Davies Hall, San Francisco

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2, K. 211
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz,” K. 425

California Tour - San Francisco

Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2pm

Davies Hall, San Francisco

David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
JOHN ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony

Pinchas Zukerman

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Presented by Thompson Coburn LLP

Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert)
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 3pm

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor/violin/viola (Whitaker Guest Artist)

BACH Violin Concerto No. 1
HINDEMITH Trauermusik
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite
BRAHMS Serenade No. 2

Pulitzer Concert

Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30pm

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Blvd

All-Wagner! - Ride of the Valkyries

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3pm

David Robertson, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano (Whitaker Guest Artist)
Alan Held, bass-baritone (Whitaker Guest Artist)

WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
WAGNER Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger
WAGNER Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene of Die Walküre

Rachmaninoff Second Concerto - Season Finale

PREMIUM ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 3pm

Robert Spano, conductor (Whitaker Guest Artist)
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
Christine Goerke, soprano
Brett Polegato, baritone
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
            Amy Kaiser, director

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”

Youth Orchestra

Sunday, May 16, 2009 at 3pm

Ward Stare, conductor

STRAVINSKY  Suite from The Firebird (1919 version)

PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE