The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra<\/a> has announced the first batch of programming for its 2026-2027, and it\u2019s already shaping up to be an impressive one. The 147th season for the celebrated ensemble will include talented guest soloists, a historic residency, an anniversary celebration, and much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a very diverse, very wide array of programming spanning over three and a half centuries and offering so many different events,\u201d says SLSO music director St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve. \u201cThis is the goal that we have, to maintain and continue the momentum of the reopening of Powell Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n Subscribe to the St. Louis Music newsletter to discover upcoming concerts, local artists to watch, and more across an eclectic playlist of genres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n We will never send spam or annoying emails. Unsubscribe anytime.<\/p>\n That momentum has included an influx of new patrons who are just getting to know their hometown orchestra and its programming. According to Den\u00e8ve, 40 percent of audience members during the 2025-2026 season so far have been new to the SLSO. Sold-out shows during the current season have seen Powell Hall filled to the brim for artist celebrations, live-scored films, and other events.<\/p>\n READ MORE: An inside look at the design detail of Powell Hall\u2019s expansion<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI love to play with these full halls,\u201d Den\u00e8ve says. \u201cSomething is really happening, and [Powell Hall] is becoming really a hub for music events and also events before, after, and during the intermission. We can welcome people now in a modern way.\u201d<\/p>\n The hope is to continue that energy into the 147th season by offering a little of everything. The upcoming season will see old favorites\u2014the annual free community concert in Forest Park, holiday celebrations, classical concerts\u2014alongside world premieres of new music, first-time performances of iconic films, and guest appearances from local and international stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n Among the highlights this season are a week of concerts with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by artistic director Wynton Marsalis. The legendary jazz trumpeter is entering his final season leading the ensemble and will take up residency in St. Louis March 10-14 for premiere performances of his Symphony No. 5<\/em>, Liberty<\/em>, co-commissioned by the SLSO.<\/p>\n In addition to Marsalis\u2019 piece, the 147th season will see the premiere of St. Louis-based composer Christopher Stark\u2019s Violin Concerto<\/em>, the U.S. premiere of \u00dclo Krigul\u2019s Proteus Pulse<\/em>, and SLSO co-commissions of music by Detlev Glanert and Kevin Puts.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes me very happy is that we are in a very, very good time where a lot of great new music is composed, performed, and liked by the audience,\u201d Den\u00e8ve says. \u201cDefinitely we are in a time where you can really offer music that will touch people from the first hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n Those looking for the familiar will have plenty to look forward to in the season ahead as well. Den\u00e8ve will conduct several essential pieces of symphonic repertoire, including Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 6<\/em>, Brahms\u2019 Symphony No. 3<\/em>, Mahler\u2019s Symphony No. 3<\/em>, Respighi\u2019s Pines of Rome<\/em>, Tchaikovsky\u2019s Symphony No. 6<\/em>, and a complete performance of Maurice Ravel\u2019s opera L\u2019enfant et les sortil\u00e8ges<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI am extremely excited for [L\u2019enfant et les sortil\u00e8ges<\/em>] because it\u2019s a piece extremely dear to my heart as well,\u201d Den\u00e8ve says. \u201cIt\u2019s so enchanting, and I hope people will realize how special it is to enjoy this opera.\u201d<\/p>\n The upcoming season also marks the 50th anniversary of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, led by director Erin Freeman. The chorus will perform several times throughout the season, but a special concert next spring will highlight the talented ensemble through works spanning two centuries. The pair of March 2027 performances will see the chorus take on both Joseph Haydn\u2019s Mass for Troubled Times <\/em>and the SLSO premiere of Gabriella Ortiz\u2019s Revoluci\u00f3n diamantina (Glitter Revolution)<\/em>. Den\u00e8ve will also dedicate a portion of the Ravel and Poulenc<\/em> program to the long-running vocal ensemble.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a new chorusmaster, and she wants to expand the repertoire,\u201d Den\u00e8ve says. \u201cI believe they\u2019ll do four pieces for the very first time, despite being 50 years old\u2026They will sing the Gloria<\/em> of Poulenc with me, and it will be really dedicated to them. It\u2019s a fabulous piece, and I\u2019m so very happy that we\u2019ll do this big Gloria <\/em>linked with L\u2019enfant et les sortil\u00e8ges, <\/em>which has the most beautiful choral part.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s so beautiful, in fact, that Den\u00e8ve cites the work as one of his \u201cdesert island\u201d selections. Audiences will have to wait around a year to hear it come to life\u2014Ravel and Poulenc: Charm and Wonder<\/em> takes place February 12 & 13 next year. In the meantime, audiences can take advantage of the remaining concerts on the 2025-2026 calendar and keep an eye out for more announcements to come about the 147th season.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery program, everything is offering something special,\u201d Den\u00e8ve says. Already being there in this hall and being with everybody is something special today. And how special to hear music that is not amplified, which is just people playing acoustically in front of you? It\u2019s very unique. There\u2019s no other art form that puts 2,000 people together in silence to listen to the vibrations in the air that are produced just naturally without any digital treatment. It\u2019s a refuge, I think. It\u2019s a moment of reconnection.\u201d<\/p>\n Subscription packages<\/a> for the SLSO\u2019s 147th season go on sale February 18 at 10 a.m. Single tickets will be available beginning in July 2026. For more information and a full concert calendar, visit slso.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.stlmag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced the first batch of programming for its 2026-2027, and it\u2019s already shaping up to be an impressive one. 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