St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances at Powell Symphony Hall

Sunday afternoons rarely promise a program this adventurous. On January 17, 2027, at 3:00 PM, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at Powell Symphony Hall with Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances as the centerpiece. Three works, one concert, and a chance to hear them performed live in St. Louis instead of hearing them through earbuds on a commute.

The variety is the draw. Paolo Bortolameolli conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances alongside Farías's Retratos Australes and Bowers's violin concerto For a Younger Self. That's a program built for curiosity. You may arrive for the Rachmaninoff and leave talking about the piece you'd never heard before. Discovery is a pleasure of its own, and a full orchestra in a concert hall is where new music finds its footing with listeners. Bring someone who likes to be surprised.

Then there's the soloist. Charles Yang plays violin in Bowers's concerto, and a concerto is a conversation between one player and an entire orchestra. Seeing that exchange unfold in front of you, with a conductor shaping every entrance, is something a recording can only hint at. A 3:00 PM start also makes this an easy plan to share: invite a friend, a parent or a date, and give the afternoon a purpose. Concerts like this become the evenings, or in this case afternoons, you bring up again later. If you're ready to claim your seats for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Powell Symphony Hall, view tickets for this January performance and make it your next outing.