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 

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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 

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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” 

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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 

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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 

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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) 

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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 

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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 

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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” 

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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

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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” 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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” 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 7:30pm

David Robertson, conductor 

NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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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PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE