Best bets: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in “French Impressions”
Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts Marc-Andre Hamelin and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in “French Impression,” 10:30 a.m. May 1 and 8 p.m. May 2 at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand Boulevard. $16 to $105; 314-534-1700 or www.slso.org.
It’s not too early to think about the weekend after next; those concerts by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra are all-French, all the time, and that means it’s fun and showy. The program includes music by Ravel (“Le Tombeau de Couperin”), Saint-Saens (the Piano Concerto No. 2), Debussy (“Sarabande,” as arranged by Ravel) and Franck’s Symphony in D minor. The soloist is the well-regarded Marc-Andre Hamelin.
This is the penultimate program in the SLSO’s 2008-09 season, and the very last coffee concert of the year: Krispy Kreme doughnuts and your choice of regular or decaf come with your ticket.
