St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition at Powell Symphony Hall

Some concerts feel like a night out. This one feels like walking through a gallery with an orchestra as your guide. On November 28, 2026, at 7:30 PM, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra brings Pictures at an Exhibition to Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis, and the title work is the kind of program centerpiece that invites you to lean in, listen closely and let your imagination fill the room.

The evening is built around conductor John Storgårds, who leads Mussorgsky/Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition, Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead and Glazunov's Violin Concerto. That is a program with contrast on the page: a famous musical tour, a title that sounds dark and dramatic, and a concerto that puts a single violinist in front of the orchestra. Himari is the announced violin soloist, so you can hear a soloist and a full ensemble share one stage in the same evening.

Why go in person? Because orchestral music is different when it surrounds you. A recording can give you the notes. A night at Powell Symphony Hall gives you the occasion: the planning, the arrival, the hush before the music begins and the shared experience of hearing these works live. It is a strong choice for a date night, a night out with friends or a classical evening you have been meaning to make time for. If this program speaks to you, reserve your seats for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's Pictures at an Exhibition and make this November Saturday a concert night.