Program Notes
Program notes are also available in printed Playbill programs at Powell Hall and ahead of time at SLSOStories.org
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September
Opening Weekend with Hilary Hahn – September 23-24
Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto – September 29-30October
Mozart and Brahms – October 13 & 15
Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto – October 20-21November
Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto – November 3 & 5
Opera in Concert: Cavalleria Rusticana – November 11-12
Korngold and Dvořák – November 17-19December
Beethoven’s Second Symphony – December 1January
Porgy and Bess – January 12
An American in Paris – January 13
Rhapsody in Blue – January 21
Musical Fables – January 27-28February
Barber and Price – February 2
Lunar New Year – February 10
Carmina Burana – February 17-18March
Operatic Favorites – March 3
Romeo and Juliet – March 16-17
Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto – March 22-23April
Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto – April 19-21
Verdi’s Requiem – April 27-28May
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 1October
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 28-29November
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony – November 11-12
The Planets – November 18-20
Pines of Rome – November 26-27December
Handel’s Messiah – December 2-4
All Mozart – December 9-11January
Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G – January 14
Grimaud Plays Brahms – January 21-22
Bernstein and Sibelius – January 28-29February
Tchaikovsky and MacMillan – February 10-11
Debussy and Ravel – February 18-19March
Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony – March 3-4
Beethoven and Mendelssohn – March 10-11
Symphonic Dances – March 16April
Enigma Variations – April 15-16
Slatkin Conducts Strauss – April 22-23
The Rite of Spring – April 29-30May
The Damnation of Faust – May 5-6 -
September
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony – September 25-26October
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto – October 1-2
Made in America – October 9-10
Changing Times – October 15-16
Fliter Plays Schumann – October 29-30November
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 27-28December
Nic McGegan’s Bach – December 3-5January
Stéphane, Beethoven, and Brahms – January 7-8
Romeo and Juliet – January 15-16
Adams Conducts Adams – January 28-29February
Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky – February 5-6
Mendelssohn and Bach – February 11-12March
Mozart’s Requiem – March 4-6
The Firebird – March 12-13
Thibaudet Plays Gershwin – March 18-19April
New World Symphony – April 8-10
Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – April 22-23
From the Sea to the Stars – April 30-May 1May
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 13-15Digital 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 22Fall 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 27-28October
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto – October 4-5
A Hero’s Life – October 12-13
Symphonic Dances – October 18-20November
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 22-23December
The Nutcracker – November 29 – December 1
Baroque Fireworks – December 6-8January
Thibaudet Plays Liszt – January 18-19
Sleeping Beauty – January 31-February 1February
Beethoven’s Ninth – February 7-9
Bruckner’s Seventh – February 15-16
Beethoven and Schubert – February 29 – March 1March
Bolero – March 6-7
The Damnation of Faust – March 13-14
Adams Conducts Adams – March 27-28Summer
Songs of America -
September
Enigma Variations – September 22-23
Shostakovich’s Eleventh – September 28-29October
Beethoven’s Pastoral – October 5-6
Scheherazade – October 12-13
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto – October 19-21
Haydn’s Creation – October 27-28November
Poem of Ecstasy – November 10-11
Copland’s Third – November 16-17
Bell Performs Bruch – November 23-25
Bruckner’s Ninth – November 30 – December 1December
Messiah – December 7-9January
Beethoven and Schumann – January 18-19February
Mendelssohn’s Scottish – February 1-2
Stéphane’s Serenade – February 8-10
Denève Conducts Prokofiev – February 15-16March
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 29-31April
Mozart and Strauss – April 5-7
Slatkin Conducts Bernstein – April 27-28May
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 1October
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 27-29November
Tchaikovsky 4 – November 10-12
Missa Solemnis – November 18-19
Bolero – November 24-26December
Vivaldi Gloria – December 1-2
The Four Seasons – December 8-10January
Shostakovich 1 – January 12-13
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto – January 26-27February
La Valse – February 2-3
Carmina Burana – February 9-11
Mendelssohn 1 – February 17-18March
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 23-25April
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 – April 14-15
Night on Bald Mountain – April 20-21
Bruckner 4 – April 27-28May
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 1October
All-Mozart – October 7-8
Dvořák Cello Concerto – October 14-16
Symphonic Dances – October 21-23
Brahms Reimagined – October 28-29November
Tchaikovsky 5 – November 4-5
Slatkin Conducts Porgy & Bess – November 11-13
Mozart Requiem – November 18-20
Beethoven’s Emperor – November 25-27December
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker – December 2-4January
New World Symphony – January 13-15
Shostakovich 15 – January 20-21
Beethoven 7 – January 27-29February
Belshazzar’s Feast – February 24-25March
All-Bach – March 3-5
Alpine Symphony – March 10-11
Gospel According to the Other Mary – March 24-26April
Rhapsody in Blue – April 7-9
Rach 3 – April 21-23
Capriccio Italien – April 28
Brahms Violin Concerto – April 29-30May
Flying Dutchman – May 4-6 -
September
All-Strauss – September 25-26October
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 – October 2-3
Beethoven 9 – October 9-11
An American in Paris – October 16-18
Schumann Piano Concerto – October 23-24November
McGegan Conducts Mozart & YO – November 6-7
Beethoven 6 – November 13-15
Music You Know & Brahms 1 – November 20-22
Peter & the Wolf – November 27-29December
Messiah – December 3-6January
From the Canyons to the Stars – January 16
Mahler 5 & Music You Know – January 22-23February
Brandenburg 3 – February 5-6
Sibelius & Adams – February 19-20
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – February 27-28March
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – March 5-6
Berlioz Romeo and Juliet – March 11-12
Halen Plays Beethoven & YO II – March 18-20April
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 1May
The Planets – May 6-8 -
September
Opening Weekend – September 12-13
Prokofiev 5 – September 27-28October
Brahms Requiem – October 4-5
1812 Overture – October 10-12
Symphonie fantastique – October 17-19
Mendelssohn Violin – October 24-25November
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 28-30December
The Four Seasons – December 5-7January
Jupiter Symphony – January 17-18
Beethoven’s Mass in C major – January 23-24
All-Bach – January 30-31February
Dvorak 8 – February 7-8
Tchaikovsky 6 – February 20-21
The Firebird Suite – February 27-March 1March
Brewer Sings Wagner – March 6-7
Music You Know & Tchaikovsky 4 – March 13-15April
Mozart & Shostakovich – April 10-11
Rach 3 – April 17-18
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 – April 25-26May
Bolero – May 1-3
Aida & Music You Know – May 7-9