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Join host Robert Peterson and commentator Tim Munro on 90.7 KWMU for live broadcasts of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Saturday nights from 8 to 10 p.m.

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Latest Concert

November 17, 2018 concert:

On Saturday, November 17, at 8 p.m., guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru (pictured above) will lead the orchestra in Barber’s Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, op. 23a; the world premiere of Christopher Rouse’s Bassoon Concerto, featuring Principal Bassoonist Andrew Cuneo; and Copland’s Symphony No. 3.

During the intermission, we’ll talk with Cristian Măcelaru, SLSO Bass Trombonist Gerry Pagano, and Andrew Cuneo.

You can follow Cristian Măcelaru @ChristiMacelaru, Robert B. Peterson III @robertpeterson3, Tim Munro @lullysfoot, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra @slso.

2018-2019 Season

September 22, 2018	Sibelius’ Finlandia; Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Behzod Abduraimov, piano; Kernis' Musica celestis; and Elgar's Enigma Variations. Gemma New conducts.
September 29, 2018	Wennäkoski’s Flounce (U.S. Premiere); Salonen’s Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz, violin; and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905.” Hannu Lintu conducts.
October 6, 2018	Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral;” and Berlioz’s Harold in Italy with Beth Guterman Chu, Principal Violist. Bramwell Tovey conducts.
October 13, 2018	Ligeti’s Concert Românesc; Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Javier Perianes, piano; and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Gustavo Gimeno conducts.
October 20, 2018	Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano, Celeste Golden Boyer, Second Associate Concertmaster and Melissa Brooks, Associate Principal Cello; and Wagner’s The Ring: An Orchestral Journey. Jun Märkl conducts.
October 27, 2018	Haydn’s The Creation with Yulia Van Doren, soprano, Robin Tritschler, tenor, Douglas Williams, bass-baritone, and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Nicholas McGegan conducts.
November 10, 2018	Selections from Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet; Lieberson’s Neruda Songs with Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Wagner’s Prelude to Tristan and Isolde; and Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy. Stéphane Denève conducts.
November 17, 2018	Barber’s Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance; Rouse’s Bassoon Concerto (World Premiere) with Andrew Cuneo, Principal Bassoon; and Copland’s Symphony No. 3. Cristian Macelaru conducts.
November 24, 2018	Elgar’s In the South (Alassio); Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with Joshua Bell, violin; and Vaughn Williams’ A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2). Michael Francis conducts.
December 1, 2018	Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Ingrid Fliter, piano; and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9. John Storgårds conducts.
December 8, 2018	Handel’s Messiah with Karina Gauvin, soprano, Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano, Nicholas Phan, tenor, William Berger, baritone, and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Matthew Halls conducts.
December 31, 2018	St. Louis Symphony’s New Year’s Eve Celebration (Special Holiday Broadcast: Monday, December 31 at 7:00 p.m.) St. Louis Public Radio will once again broadcast live the St. Louis Symphony’s New Year’s Eve concert at Powell Hall. We’ll be on the air at 7 p.m. with some pre-concert conversations. Then, Ward Stare will take the podium at 7:30 to conduct this annual surprise program, with musical selections and guest artists announced on the stage.
January 19, 2019	Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3; Schumann’s Violin Concerto with Renaud Capuçon, violin; R. Strauss’ Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten; and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis. Karina Canellakis conducts.
February 2, 2019	Rachmaninoff’s The Isle of the Dead; Scriabin’s Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein, piano; and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, "Scottish." Matthias Pintscher conducts.
February 9, 2019	Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music with Members of the St Louis Symphony Chorus; Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending with David Halen, Concertmaster; and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. Stéphane Denève conducts.
February 16, 2019	Prokofiev/Denève’s Cinderella Suite; Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman piano; and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Stéphane Denève conducts.
March 2, 2019	Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467, “Elvira Madigan” with Lars Vogt, piano; and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Peter Oundjian conducts.
March 9, 2019	Stravinsky’s Funeral Song; and Brahms’ A German Requiem with Siobhan Stagg, soprano; Stephen Powell, baritone, and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts.
March 16, 2019	Beethoven’s Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, with Anthony Marwood , violin; Haydn’s Symphony No. 44, “Trauer;” Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Anthony Marwood, violin. Anthony Marwood conducts.
March 23, 2019	Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Lalo’s Cello Concerto with Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; and Franck’s Symphony in D minor. Gilbert Varga conducts.
March 30, 2019	Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin Suite; Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Karen Gomyo, violin, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9. Jakub Hruša conducts.
April 6, 2019	Adès’ Three Studies from Couperin; Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299, with Mark Sparks, Principal Flute, and Allegra Lilly, Principal Harp; and R. Strauss’ Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite. Gemma New conducts.
April 27, 2019	Loiacono’s Smothered by Sky; Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Olga Kern, piano; Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish” with Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and the St. Louis Children’s Choirs. Leonard Slatkin conducts.
May 4, 2019	Barber’s Symphony No. 1; Beal’s New Song Cycle (World Premiere) with Hila Plitmann, soprano; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique.” Leonard Slatkin conducts.
May 11, 2019	Salonen’s Nyx; Ravel’s Shéhérazade with Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano; and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Stéphane Denève conducts.