2019/2020 Season Press Releases
August 11, 2020: Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announce reimagined fall 2020 season, the orchestra's 141st and Denève's second as Music Director
July 20, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra receives $160,000 grant from Bayer Fund to support IN UNISON programs
July 20, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra receives grant to continue equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts
July 16, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces remaining schedule changes in 2019/2020 season
June 25, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces "Songs of America," a six-part video project celebrating the unique voices of American music, beginning June 29 at 7:00pm
June 11, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra cancels Saturday, August 8, concert with country star Sara Evans
May 28, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces final changes to 2019/2020 concert calendar, plus upcoming rebroadcasts on St. Louis Public Radio
April 30, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra begins re-broadcasting concerts in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio
April 23, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces schedule changes through June 6
April 2, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces schedule changes through May 10
March 19, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra invites audiences to learn more about musicians and the instruments they play through new online video series
March 17, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces schedule changes through April 12
March 17, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association announce winners of annual Express the Music student writing competition
March 10, 2020: Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra offer free community concert, Equal Play: Celebrating Women Composers, March 27 | Friday evening concert features chamber works by Florence Price and Valerie Coleman in honor of Women's History Month
March 5, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association announce winners of the 30th annual Picture the Music student art competition
March 3, 2020: Violinist Jennifer Pike makes her St. Louis Symphony Orchestra debut with conductor John Storgårds in April 3-5 concerts | SLSO will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Korngold's Violin Concerto, and the first St. Louis performance of Outi Tarkiainen's Midnight Sun Variations
February 27, 2020: Renowned composer John Adams conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in its first performance of his new piano concerto, March 27-28
February 20, 2020: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces the seventh installment of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 1 in Concert
February 18, 2020: Music Director Stéphane Denève, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and cast of internationally renowed soloists brings Berlioz's masterpiece, The Damnation of Faust, to Powell Hall, March 13-14
February 10, 2020: Music Director Stéphane Denève leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in a program inspired by movement, with the U.S. premiere of a new saxophone concerto, in March 6-7 concerts
February 4, 2020: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Stéphane Denève announces the 2020/2021 season, the orchestra's 141st and Denève's second as Music Director
January 30, 2020: Conductor Nicholas McGegan leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in concerts featuring works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Schubert, featuring the debut of pianist Seong-Jin Cho, February 29-March 1
January 29, 2020: Rising conductor Rafael Payare teams up with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for peformances of Bruckner's immortal Symphony No. 7, February 15-16 | Violinist Baiba Skride returns after 14 years for SLSO premiere of Gubaidulina's Offertorium
January 27, 2020: Alternative rock and indie star Ben Folds returns for a double billing with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, February 13-14
January 14, 2020: Stéphane Denève, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and St. Louis Symphony Chorus celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday with his monumental Symphony No. 9, February 7-9
January 10, 2020: January 31-February 1 program sees double SLSO debuts: conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and pianist Saleems Ashkar | Program includes Schumann's Manfred Overture, Mandelssohn's Second Piano Concerto, and a suite of music from Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty
January 9, 2020: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert features iconic score performed live with film, January 23-26
December 17, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Stéphane Denève open 2020 with concerts with works by Wagner, Liszt, Anna Clyne, Strauss | SLSO Artist-in-Residence Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 in January 18-19, 2020, concerts
November 14, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces two new concerts for its 2019/2020 season lineup: Aaron Neville Duo in Concert, February 22, and the Music of Queen, February 28
November 12, 2019: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra shares results of its 2018/2019 season at Annual Meeting | Report highlights artistic achievements, community impact, financial success, and institutional milestones
November 11, 2019: Audiences invited to experience the holidays with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | Eight different programs planned between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve; tickets on sale now
November 7, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents Sensory-Friendly Education Concert for students with special needs at Jewish Community Center
November 4, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra celebrates its milestone 50th anniversary | Season opens with November 17 concert
October 22, 2019: Music Director Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra continues their Franco-American journey with two American elegies and a French celebration, November 2-3
October 15, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra introduces unique concert experiences, SLSO Crafted
October 8, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces the sixth installment of the Harry Potter film concert series with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Concert, October 25-27
October 3, 2019: Music Director Stéphane Denève and Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin lead concerts with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in October
September 25, 2019: Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford to make her SLSO debut on short notice this weekend | Mumford replaces mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"
September 24, 2019: John Williams, acclaimed composer, to co-conduct St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concert, November 1 | Williams will share podium with SLSO Music Director Stéphane Denève; tickets start at $55
September 23, 2019: Families invited to experience many musical cultures with first Family Concert of the 2019/2020 season | Music Without Boundaries presents musical cultures from around the world, conducted by SLSO Resident Conductor Gemma New
September 17, 2019: Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announce seven new full-time musicians
September 4, 2019: Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announce additional details for the 2019/2020 season
September 4, 2019: Stéphane Denève begins tenure as St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director
August 29, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Pulitzer Arts Foundation announce 2019/2020 Live at the Pulitzer series, celebrating music of today | Four-program series on sale today, features two world premieres
August 28, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and St. Louis Blues announce winner of third annual National Anthem contest | Trombone quartet to perform at an upcoming Blues home game
August 15, 2019: Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to perform concert of John Williams' movie music, September 13-15 | SLSO to perform two works borrowed from Williams' personal library
August 12, 2019: Stéphane Denève leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in his first concert as Music Director, September 12 | Denève embraces entire SLSO family in free concert in Forest Park
July 25, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra to host nationally-broadcast NPR program, From the Top, at its May 31, 2020, concert | NPR program showcases the country's most accomplished young musicians
July 24, 2019: Single tickets now on sale for Stéphane Denève's inaugural season as Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | Denève and SLSO to explore a Franco-American Arch of musical friendship throughout season
July 22, 2019: St. Louis Blues partner with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to host National Anthem auditions for the third year | Winner to perform at a Blues home game in the 2019/2020 season
May 15, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces 2019/2020 Live at Powell Hall concerts | Tickets on sale now for movies, tribute acts, holiday shows, and special guest artists
March 25, 2019: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces 2019/2020 Family Concert series with Resident Conductor Gemma New | Subscription packages on sale now; single tickets go on sale in July 2019
February 5, 2019: The St. Louis Symphony Symphony Orchestra and Stéphane Denève announce the 2019/2020 season, the orchestra's 140th and Denève's first as Music Director
