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St. Louis Symphony - New Year's Eve Celebration

Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Music Director Stéphane Denève and the SLSO break out the bubbly for a sparkling New Year’s Eve Celebration, simulcast LIVE on St. Louis Public Radio and Classical KC. Revel in an evening of lively music, from Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein’s Candide Overture to Bizet’s Selections from L’Arlésienne and more.

Listen to this broadcast LIVE December 31st, 2025 7 - 9:30 p.m. on 91.9 FM, 89.3 HD 2, or streaming at classicalkc.org or via any internet connected device.

Performance audio will be added to this page the week after the live broadcast, and will be available for two weeks per an agreement with the St. Louis Symphony. You can listen to more episodes here.

Host

Rod Milam
St. Louis Public Radio

Commentator

Lauren Eldridge Stewart
Assistant Professor of Music at Washington University

Conductor

Stéphane Denève

Program

Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture

Selections from Georges Bizet's L’Arlésienne

Excerpts from Jacques Offenbach's Gaité Parisienne
orch. Manuel Rosenthal

George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
orch. Ferde Grofé
Katie Mahan, piano (SLSO debut)

George Gershwin's An American in Paris
rev. Frank Campbell-Watson

These broadcasts are produced by St. Louis Public Radio and made possible in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3