Program Notes

Program notes are also available for most SLSO concert in printed programs at each concert venue and ahead of time online.

Current notes

Archival Program Notes

Program notes from previous seasons are curated below. If you are looking for a specific program note, email us at communications@slso.org.

September
Symphonie fantastique – September 27 & 29

October
Ginastera and Dvořák – October 4 & 6
Mendelssohn’s Reformation – October 18-19
Slatkin’s Legacy – October 25 & 27

November
Mozart’s Requiem – November 9-10
Mozart’s Journey – November 15-16
Sibelius’ Fifth – November 22 & 24

January
Dvořák’s New World – January 10-11
Stéphane Conducts Ravel – January 17 & 19
Beethoven and Mahler – January 25-26

February
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet – February 14-15
Brahms’ First Symphony – February 21 & 23

March
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – March 1-2
Lintu Conducts Schumann – March 14 & 16
Bernstein and Williams – March 21-22
Debussy and Liszt – March 28 & 30

April
Brahms’ Violin Concerto – April 11-13
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto – April 26-27

May
Peer Gynt – May 3-4
September
Opening Weekend with Hilary Hahn – September 23-24
Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto – September 29-30

October
Mozart and Brahms – October 13 & 15
Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto – October 20-21

November
Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto – November 3 & 5
Opera in Concert: Cavalleria Rusticana – November 11-12
Korngold and Dvořák – November 17-19

December
Beethoven’s Second Symphony – December 1

January
Porgy and Bess – January 12
An American in Paris – January 13
Rhapsody in Blue – January 21
Musical Fables – January 27-28

February
Barber and Price – February 2
Lunar New Year – February 10
Carmina Burana – February 17-18

March
Operatic Favorites – March 3
Romeo and Juliet – March 16-17
Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto – March 22-23

April
Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto – April 19-21
Verdi’s Requiem – April 27-28

May
An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma – May 3
September
Opening Weekend with Nathalie Joachim – September 17-18
Mahler’s Song of the Earth – September 30-October 1

October
Pictures at an Exhibition – October 7-8
Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto – October 15-16
Stéphane Conducts Poulenc – October 21-22
Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto – October 28-29

November
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony – November 11-12
The Planets – November 18-20
Pines of Rome – November 26-27

December
Handel’s Messiah – December 2-4
All Mozart – December 9-11

January
Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G – January 14
Grimaud Plays Brahms – January 21-22
Bernstein and Sibelius – January 28-29

February
Tchaikovsky and MacMillan – February 10-11
Debussy and Ravel – February 18-19

March
Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony – March 3-4
Beethoven and Mendelssohn – March 10-11
Symphonic Dances – March 16

April
Enigma Variations – April 15-16
Slatkin Conducts Strauss – April 22-23
The Rite of Spring – April 29-30

May
The Damnation of Faust – May 5-6
September
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony – September 25-26

October
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto – October 1-2
Made in America – October 9-10
Changing Times – October 15-16
Fliter Plays Schumann – October 29-30

November
Mozart, Brahms, and Nikolaj – November 5
Stéphane Conducts Shostakovich – November 6-7
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – November 13-14
Schubert’s Great Symphony – November 19-20
Scheherazade – November 27-28

December
Nic McGegan’s Bach – December 3-5

January
Stéphane, Beethoven, and Brahms – January 7-8
Romeo and Juliet – January 15-16
Adams Conducts Adams – January 28-29

February
Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky – February 5-6
Mendelssohn and Bach – February 11-12

March
Mozart’s Requiem – March 4-6
The Firebird – March 12-13
Thibaudet Plays Gershwin – March 18-19

April
New World Symphony – April 8-10
Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – April 22-23
From the Sea to the Stars – April 30-May 1

May
Mahler and Joachim – May
Spring 2021 Live Concerts
Songs, Prayers and Rituals – March 26-28
Carnival of the Animals – April 1-3
Welcome, Stephanie – April 9-11
Airs and Dances – April 16-18
Musical Journey – April 23-25
Strauss and Mozart – April 30 – May 2
Peter and the Wolf – May 7-9
Beethoven 7 – May 13-15

Digital Concerts
Metamorphosen – Feb 11-Mar 6
Chamber Music Livestream – March 14
Mendelssohn, Montgomery, and Frank – Feb 25–Mar 27
Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky – Mar 11–Apr 10
Night Music – Mar 25–Apr 24
The Heart of the Matter – Apr 8–May 8
Debussy and Ravel – Apr 22–May 22

Fall 2020 Live Concerts
Beethoven’s “Eroica” – October 15-18
Metamorphosen – October 22-24
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence – Oct 28 and Nov 6
Night Music – Oct 29 and Nov 7
Debussy and Ravel – Oct 30 and Nov 5
Schubert’s Octet – Oct 30 and Nov 4
Mendelssohn, Montgomery, and Frank – Oct 31 and Nov 8
Music for Winds – Nov 1 and Nov 7
September
Bienvenue Stéphane – September 21-22
Mahler’s Resurrection – September 27-28

October
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto – October 4-5
A Hero’s Life – October 12-13
Symphonic Dances – October 18-20

November
John Williams Conducts – November 1
Saint-Saëns‘ Organ Symphony – November 2-3
Mozart’s Great Mass – November 9-10
Brahms’ Fourth Symphony – November 15-16
Pictures at an Exhibition – November 22-23

December
The Nutcracker – November 29 – December 1
Baroque Fireworks – December 6-8

January
Thibaudet Plays Liszt – January 18-19
Sleeping Beauty – January 31-February 1

February
Beethoven’s Ninth – February 7-9
Bruckner’s Seventh – February 15-16
Beethoven and Schubert – February 29 – March 1

March
Bolero – March 6-7
The Damnation of Faust – March 13-14
Adams Conducts Adams – March 27-28

Summer
Songs of America
September
Enigma Variations – September 22-23
Shostakovich’s Eleventh – September 28-29

October
Beethoven’s Pastoral – October 5-6
Scheherazade – October 12-13
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto – October 19-21
Haydn’s Creation – October 27-28

November
Poem of Ecstasy – November 10-11
Copland’s Third – November 16-17
Bell Performs Bruch – November 23-25
Bruckner’s Ninth – November 30 – December 1

December
Messiah – December 7-9

January
Beethoven and Schumann – January 18-19

February
Mendelssohn’s Scottish – February 1-2
Stéphane’s Serenade – February 8-10
Denève Conducts Prokofiev – February 15-16

March
Mahler’s Ninth – March 2-3
Brahms’ German Requiem – March 9-10
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto – March 15-17
Franck’s D Minor – March 22-23
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto – March 29-31

April
Mozart and Strauss – April 5-7
Slatkin Conducts Bernstein – April 27-28

May
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth – May 3-4
Symphonie Fantastique – May 10-12
September
Mozart Jupiter – September 23-24
Mozart 39 – September 29
Mozart 40 – September 30 – October 1

October
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 – October 6-7
Halen Plays Khachaturian – October 13-14
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – October 21-22
Beethoven 5 – October 27-29

November
Tchaikovsky 4 – November 10-12
Missa Solemnis – November 18-19
Bolero – November 24-26

December
Vivaldi Gloria – December 1-2
The Four Seasons – December 8-10

January
Shostakovich 1 – January 12-13
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto – January 26-27

February
La Valse – February 2-3
Carmina Burana – February 9-11
Mendelssohn 1 – February 17-18

March
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 – March 2-3
Ehnes Plays Saint-Saëns – March 10-11
Teuscher Sings Mozart – March 16-17
Pines of Rome – March 23-25

April
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 – April 14-15
Night on Bald Mountain – April 20-21
Bruckner 4 – April 27-28

May
Marsalis Swing Symphony – May 4-6
September
Spirit of St. Louis – September 16-17
Music You Know & Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto – September 24-25
Beethoven’s Eroica – September 30-October 1

October
All-Mozart – October 7-8
Dvořák Cello Concerto – October 14-16
Symphonic Dances – October 21-23
Brahms Reimagined – October 28-29

November
Tchaikovsky 5 – November 4-5
Slatkin Conducts Porgy & Bess – November 11-13
Mozart Requiem – November 18-20
Beethoven’s Emperor – November 25-27

December
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker – December 2-4

January
New World Symphony – January 13-15
Shostakovich 15 – January 20-21
Beethoven 7 – January 27-29

February
Belshazzar’s Feast – February 24-25

March
All-Bach – March 3-5
Alpine Symphony – March 10-11
Gospel According to the Other Mary – March 24-26

April
Rhapsody in Blue – April 7-9
Rach 3 – April 21-23
Capriccio Italien – April 28
Brahms Violin Concerto – April 29-30

May
Flying Dutchman – May 4-6
September
All-Strauss – September 25-26

October
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 – October 2-3
Beethoven 9 – October 9-11
An American in Paris – October 16-18
Schumann Piano Concerto – October 23-24

November
McGegan Conducts Mozart & YO – November 6-7
Beethoven 6 – November 13-15
Music You Know & Brahms 1 – November 20-22
Peter & the Wolf – November 27-29

December
Messiah – December 3-6

January
From the Canyons to the Stars – January 16
Mahler 5 & Music You Know – January 22-23

February
Brandenburg 3 – February 5-6
Sibelius & Adams – February 19-20
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – February 27-28

March
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – March 5-6
Berlioz Romeo and Juliet – March 11-12
Halen Plays Beethoven & YO II – March 18-20

April
Mahler 4 – April 2-3
Pictures at an Exhibition – April 15-16
Dvorak 7 – April 22-24
Music You Know & Schubert “Great” – April 29-May 1

May
The Planets – May 6-8
September
Opening Weekend – September 12-13
Prokofiev 5 – September 27-28

October
Brahms Requiem – October 4-5
1812 Overture – October 10-12
Symphonie fantastique – October 17-19
Mendelssohn Violin – October 24-25

November
Grieg Piano Concerto – November 7-8
Youth Orchestra I & All-Beethoven – November 14-16
Music You Know & Schumann Cello Concerto – November 21-23
Das Lied von der Erde text-translation – November 22-23
Rhapsody in Blue – November 28-30

December
The Four Seasons – December 5-7

January
Jupiter Symphony – January 17-18
Beethoven’s Mass in C major – January 23-24
All-Bach – January 30-31

February
Dvorak 8 – February 7-8
Tchaikovsky 6 – February 20-21
The Firebird Suite – February 27-March 1

March
Brewer Sings Wagner – March 6-7
Music You Know & Tchaikovsky 4 – March 13-15

April
Mozart & Shostakovich – April 10-11
Rach 3 – April 17-18
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 – April 25-26

May
Bolero – May 1-3
Aida & Music You Know – May 7-9

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