Here’s the complete St. Louis Symphony Orchestra schedule for the 2009-2010 season, in chronological order.

SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2009-2010 SEASON CALENDAR
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Thursday, September 17 at 7pm
Forest Park, Art Hill, St. Louis
Ward Stare, conductor

FOREST PARK CONCERT
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 3pm
Ward Stare, conductor

FAMILY CONCERT
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Friday, September 25, 2009 at 8pm OPENING WEEKEND
Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Daniel Lee, cello

Osvaldo GOLIJOV Azul
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
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Friday, October 2, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Nicholas Hodges, piano
with the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets
(50th anniversary year)

COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2
HARRIS Symphony No. 3
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta
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Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3pm
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Carolyn Banham, English horn
Women of the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

HANDEL Occasional Oratorio Overture
FIALA English Horn Concerto in E-flat major
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:30am
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8pm
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

BALAKIREV In Bohemia
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
BORODIN Symphony No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
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Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3pm (SoundCheck Concert)
David Robertson, conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves, tenor
Gabriele Cassone, trumpet
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
Robert Ray, director

BARBER Adagio
Rollo DILWORTH New Work (World Premiere)
ZIMMERMANN Trumpet Concerto, “Nobody knows the trouble I see”
TIPPETT A Child of Our Time
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 7pm GALA CONCERT
“A Noteworthy Affair”
David Robertson, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
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Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion

STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale
TAN DUN Water Concerto
BRIGHT SHENG Colors of Crimson
BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:30pm CARNEGIE TOUR
Carnegie Hall, New York City
David Robertson, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion

STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale
TAN DUN Water Concerto
BRIGHT SHENG Colors of Crimson
BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
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Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7:30pm SLSO PRESENTS
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2pm
David Robertson, conductor

THE MOVIE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
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Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 8pm
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Robert Levin, piano

BERLIOZ Béatrice et Bénédict Overture
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
ELGAR Symphony No. 1
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3pm
Ward Stare, conductor

FAMILY CONCERT
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Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:30am
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

HANDEL Concerto a due cori No. 3
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
WEBER Konzertstük for Piano and Orchestra
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”
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Friday, November 27, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8pm
Ward Stare, conductor

BARBER Essay No. 2
PROKOFIEV Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
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Friday, December 4, 2009 at 10:30am
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3pm
Peter Oundjian, conductor
David Halen, violin

John ESTACIO Frenergy
BARBER Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
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Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3pm
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Dominique Labelle, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
James Gilchrist, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

HANDEL Messiah
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7:30pm HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 7:30pm
Robert Ray, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
Robert Ray, director
Guest artist, TBD

A GOSPEL CHRISTMAS
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Friday, December 18, 2009 at 2pm HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 2pm
Ward Stare, conductor
The St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Barbara Berner, artistic director
Guest artist, TBD

SLSO HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
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Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 7:30pm HOLIDAY CONCERTS
David Robertson, conductor

NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT
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Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 7:30pm SLSO PRESENTS
Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 2pm
David Robertson, conductor

THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF WALT DISNEY
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Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8pm
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Ingrid Fliter, piano

Magnus LINDBERG Parada
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
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Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
CONNESSON A Glimmer in the Age of Darkness
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
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Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10:30am BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
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Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8pm BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
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Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8pm BEETHOVEN FESITVAL
David Robertson, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
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Friday, February 12, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 8pm
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 3pm
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Viviane Hagner, violin

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-fantasy
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BERLIOZ Love Scene from Romeo et Juliette
RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
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Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3pm
Ward Stare, conductor

FAMILY CONCERT
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Friday, February 19, 2010 at 7:30pm
Robert Ray, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
Robert Ray, director
Guest artist, TBD

LIFT EVERY VOICE: BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
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Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:30pm SLSO PRESENTS
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 2pm
George Daugherty, conductor

BUGS BUNNY ON BROADWAY
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Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8pm
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

MOZART Masonic Funeral Music
Luca FRANCESCONI Cobalt, Scarlet: Two Colors of Dawn
MOZART Requiem, K. 626
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Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Women of the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

LIGETI Violin Concerto
HOLST The Planets
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Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

STRAVINSKY Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum
Meredith MONK New Work (World Premiere)
Meredith MONK “Night”
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
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Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8pm
André Previn, conductor and piano

André PREVIN Diversions
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3pm
Ward Stare, conductor

FAMILY CONCERT
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Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10:30am
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3pm
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
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Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Christopher ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
John ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2, K. 211
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz,” K. 426
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 8pm CALIFORNIA TOUR
Disney Hall, Los Angeles
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2, K. 211
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz,” K. 426
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8pm CALIFORNIA TOUR
McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Christopher ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
John ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
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Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8pm CALIFORNIA TOUR
Mondavi Center, UC-Davis
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Christopher ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
John ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8pm CALIFORNIA TOUR
Davies Hall, San Francisco
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2, K. 211
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz,” K. 426
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2pm CALIFORNIA TOUR
Davies Hall, San Francisco
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Christopher ROUSE Rapture
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
John ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
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Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:30am
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 3pm
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor, violin, and viola

BACH Violin Concerto No. 1
HINDEMITH Music of Mourning
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite
BRAHMS Serenade No. 2
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Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Alan Held, bass-baritone

WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
WAGNER Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger
WAGNER Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene of Die Walküre
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Friday, May 7, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 3pm
Robert Spano, conductor
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
Christine Goerke, soprano
Brett Polegato, baritone
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”
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PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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