| June 6, 2020 |
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 broke the mold for symphonies and set a new standard of excellence for orchestral compositions. The SLSO, St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and soloists performed this groundbreaking work to a prolonged standing ovation to a packed Powell Hall in February 2020. Hear this lauded performance again on St. Louis Public Radio, as well as the first SLSO performances of a co-comission: Kevin Puts' Silent Night Elegy, the soul-searching musical re-telling of the Christmas truce between opposing sides of World War I.
Program:
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano (SLSO debut)
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano (SLSO debut)
Issachah Savage, tenor (SLSO debut)
Morris Robinson, bass (SLSO debut)
St. Louis Symphony Chorus | Amy Kaiser, director
Kevin PUTS Silent Night Elegy (SLSO co-commission, first SLSO performances)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
This concert was originally broadcast live on February 4, 2020.
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| June 13, 2020 |
Gustav Mahler compiled his entire views on life and the afterlife in one singular creation-his magnificent Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection." In his second week as SLSO Music Director, Stéphane Denève led the SLSO, St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and soloists on a tour-de-force journey through Mahler's worldview.
Program:
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano (SLSO debut)
St. Louis Symphony Chorus | Amy Kaiser, director
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
This concert was originally broadcast live on September 28, 2019.
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