ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) announced its all-French program featuring the debut of cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and the return of SLSO collaborator, conductor Gillbert Varga on Friday.
The two-day concert will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 22nd-23rd to perform Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Lalo’s Cello Concerto and Franck’s Symphony in D minor.
Varga will be appearing with the SLSO for the ninth time, leading the SLSO in a performance of Franck’s only symphony. The concert will be opened with Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which has been made famous by its inclusion in Disney’s 1940 film, Fantasisa.
Performance details:
Friday, March 22, 2019, 10:30 am
Saturday, March 23, 2019, 8:00 pm
Powell Hall (718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.)
Gilbert Varga, conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
LALO Cello Concerto
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
Audiences have the opportunity to attend the free pre-concert conversation at 9:30 am on Friday and 7:00 pm on Saturday in the auditorium. The weekend’s conversations will be led by SLSO Creative Partner Tim Munro.
St. Louis Public Radio will be providing a live broadcast of the performance on Saturday, March 23rd at 8:00 pm. Those who cannot attend the concert can tune into the radio on air (90.7 FM KWMU) or online to hear the performance and interviews of Varga and Müller-Schott during intermission.
A shuttle service will also be available for Friday morning’s concert from West County. Shuttle tickets are $15 per passenger, per concert. The shuttle will depart from the St. Louis County Library HQ (1640 S. Lingberg Blvd.) at 9:15 am and return by 1:30 pm. All passengers must have both a shuttle and Coffee concert ticket.