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Inspired by Autumn and Thanksgiving, we have a program of music with many moods. We have selections by Joachim Raff, Ralph Vaughan Williams and a stunning performance of a classic Thanksgiving melody.

Danish violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider soars through Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto—one of the most popular concertos in the symphonic repertoire. Then the orchestra demonstrates what Music Director Stéphane Denève describes as “love in sounds” in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem reflects on war, across all generations and continents and this musical call for reconciliation has been called a contemporary masterpiece. The SLSO is joined by three world-renowned vocalists, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and the St. Louis Children’s Choirs to create one of the most expansive ranges of emotion and sound imaginable.

Over his 89 years, conductor Pierre Monteux led the world’s great orchestras and was chief conductor of over six. His total understanding of the scores and his intimate knowledge of many of the composers he conducted made him a favorite of musicians everywhere. He was both respected and loved by those who played for him and they called him “Maître,” the French word equivalent to the Italian “Maestro.”

Classical KC Ovation Circle and Advisory Council member Andrew Garton has curated a melodic and dramatic hour of music that highlights the human voice.

Classical KC takes you inside Kansas City's Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral for a performance by the award winning Ulysses Quartet presented by the Friends of Chamber Music. We'll hear works by Joan Tower, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Rhiannon Giddens and Felix Mendelssohn.

We have brilliant piano concertos by John Adams and Thomas Adès. It’s a fascinating view into the evolution of the concerto as we know it.

Music of the Baroque period remains perhaps the most popular among classical music lovers. Today we have delights by Georg Phillip Telemann, George Frideric Handel, and a name you might not know yet – Thomas Augustine Arne. We’ll hear why this music remains so compelling.

Franz Liszt was a piano superstar and a remarkable composer. His over 700 works included many demanding showpieces for his own international piano recitals. We’ll hear three of his very best.

Two first symphonies are featured on today’s show and both just happened to be written in 1809. It was a transitional phase between the Classical and Romantic periods in music and both have the influence of Beethoven, one from afar, one up close and personal.