Playlist: Symphony Happy Hour

Beethoven's Sixth

📍 This event takes place at Powell Hall

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, 6:30pm View Subscriptions

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Program

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

About this Concert

Savor each note at this season’s Playlist: Symphony Happy Hour concerts—for the classical curious and those looking to share their love of music. Sip signature cocktails and mocktails, enjoy conductor insights, and mingle with musicians at these special one-hour concerts designed to inspire, relax, and spark conversation. At this concert, be transported to a world of wonder, beauty, and melancholy with Beethoven’s sublime Pastoral Symphony: The sun’s warmth on your shoulders. The burble of a nearby stream. The crackling energy of a summer storm.

- Playlist welcomes everyone curious about classical music—whether you’re coming to the symphony for the first time or diving deeper into a beloved piece. The conductor guides you through exactly what you’re listening to, making the experience accessible and engaging for all.
- Stick around after the concert to meet musicians. Also try the SLSO’s new Symphony Helles Lager, a crisp lager made exclusively for us by Perennial Artisan Ales.
- Beethoven’s “Pastoral” makes delightful, and sometimes poignant, appearances in pop culture, accompanying frolicking Pegasi in Disney’s 1940 film Fantasia, children playing innocently on The Simpsons, and scenes of long-lost nature in the 1973 dystopian film Soylent Green.