St. Louis Symphony - Scheherazade - Magic and Myth

By Sam Wisman

Published March 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM CDT

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

Experience stunning performances and sensational stories featuring remarkable women. Anna Sułkowska-Migoń opens her SLSO debut with a dynamic overture by fellow Polish musician, Grażyna Bacewicz. Leila Josefowicz displays her formidable talent in Berg’s soul-searching Violin Concerto, and the orchestra conjures the magic of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

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Host

Rod Milam
St. Louis Public Radio

Commentator

Jonathan Ahl
St. Louis Public Radio

Conductor

Anna Sułkowska-Migoń

Program

Grażyna Bacewicz's Overture

Alban Berg's Violin Concerto
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Backstage intermission interviews
Anna Sułkowska-Migoń, conductor
Beth Guterman Chu, principal viola
Leila Josefowicz, violin soloist

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite, Op. 35

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.