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St. Louis Symphony - New Year's Eve Celebration

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

An agreement with the St. Louis Symphony allows us to share audio for this program for two weeks.

Host

Jonathan Ahl
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

Bonus content
Backstage pre-concert interviews with SLSO principal trumpet Steven Franklin, piano soloist Katie Mahan, and SLSO Symphony Volunteer Association member Jeff Kaplan.
Pianist Katie Mahan

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