St. Louis Symphony March 5, 2011

In 1889, Tchaikovsky expressed a desire to end his career with a major symphony that he could dedicate to the Czar. He wrote this work—his “Pathétique” Symphony—in 1893 and premiered it only days before he died. On this program, Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony perform the valedictory Sixth, along with a violin concerto by former Carnegie Hall composer-in-residence Thomas Adès and music by Vaughan Williams.

The Program
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with David Robertson in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall

St. Louis Symphony
David Robertson, Music Director and Conductor
Leila Josefowicz, Violin

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
THOMAS ADÈS
Violin Concerto, “Concentric Paths"
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"

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Canadian-born classical violinist Leila Josefowicz will join the St. Louis Symphony along with Music Director and Conductor David Robertson for a program that will include Tchaikovsky’s valedictory Symphony No. 6, Pathétique, and a violin concerto by former Carnegie Hall composer-in-residence Thomas Adès. Josefowicz made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1994.

Official Website: http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_13812.html?selecteddate=03052011