St. Louis Symphony - Tchaikovsky's Fourth - Devotion and Destiny

By Sam Wisman

Published February 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM CST

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs at Powell Hall. — St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs at Powell Hall, March 2022

Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk joins the SLSO for the first time, leading the orchestra in Peter Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Wu Wei plays a stunning concerto by Finnish composer Jukka Tiensuu on the sheng, a mouth organ and one of the oldest-known Chinese instruments, dating back more than 3,000 years. Plus, we'll hear Lotta Wennäkoski’s Flounce.

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Host

Rod Milam
St. Louis Public Radio

Commentator

Lauren Eldridge Stewart
Assistant Professor of Music at Washington University

Conductor

Dima Slobodeniouk (SLSO debut)

Program

Lotta Wennäkoski's Flounce

Jukka Tiensuu's Teoton (Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra) (First SLSO performances)
Wu Wei, sheng (SLSO Debut)

Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4

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.