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New Venues for St. Louis Symphony While Powell Hall gets Expansion
While Powell Hall Undegos Renovations, Concerts will move to
Mostly to Stifel Theater and Touhill Perform Arts Center at UMSL
The St. Louis Symphony orchestra and music director Séphane Denève have announced programming for the 2023/2024 season. The venues for SLSO performance will change this year with concerts throughout St. Louis with primary residencies at Stifel Theatre and Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis while its home Powell Hall, is undergoing community-centered expansion and renovation. Subscriptions on sale now; additional programming to be announced in May
Highlights include:
- St. Louis-favorite, free Forest Park concert, led by Denève, welcoming thousands to Art Hill, and a variety of programs led by Denève throughout the season, showcasing his signature warmth and collaborative spirit
- Collaborations with the world’s most celebrated artists, including the first collaborations with violinist Hilary Hahn in more than 20 years and cellist Yo-Yo Ma in more than a decade
- World premieres by Jeff Beal and Adam Schoenberg; an SLSO co-commission by Julia Wolfe; a U.S. premiere by Hannah Eisendle; and the first SLSO performances of works by composers including Lera Auerbach, Unsuk Chin, Valerie Coleman, Per Nørgård, and Elizabeth Ogonek
- The world premiere of the full orchestration of a new work by Adam Schoenberg, performed with dancers from The Big Muddy Dance Company and choreographed by Kirven Douthit-Boyd
- A three-concert series exploring the influence of jazz on classical music led by Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin and featuring the SLSO debuts of clarinetist and Jazz St. Louis President and CEO Victor Goines; the SLSO debut of violinist Kelly Hall- Tompkins and the world premiere of Jeff Beal’s new violin concerto; pianist Jeffrey Siegel and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; and the first SLSO performances of four works, including rare performances of Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite with the Aaron Diehl trio
- A Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle with five renowned pianists: Jonathan Biss (No. 1), Tom Borrow (No. 5), Ingrid Fliter (No. 3), Paul Lewis (No. 4), and Marie-Ange Nguci (No. 2)
• Programming wikll showcases the entire family of SLSO ensembles: the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, St. Louis Symphony
